Affirmative
I was in Ankara yesterday.
You were in Istanbul ten days ago.
He was at school last week.
We were on holiday last month.
You were at home yesterday.
They were in England in 1991.
My father was at school an hour ago.
Aslı was a champion swimmer last year.
Eda and Aysun were in Germany last summer.
Negative
I was not at home on Sunday.
You were not at school yesterday.
He was not at Okan's party.
We were not in Antalya last week.
You were not at home at ten o'clock.
They were not the champions last year.
He was not in Turkey in 1993.
My mother was not on holiday with us.
Ozan and Sena were not at the Sports Centre.
Interrogative
Was I your teacher last year ?
Were you in Adana yesterday ?
Was he a careful driver ?
Were we at the same hotel ?
Were you happy with your teachers ?
Were they in England last year ?
b )Rewrite these sentences using wasn't or weren't
1 I was not in Izmir last week.
2 You were not with us in the museum.
3 He was not a dentist two years ago.
4 My mother was not at home in the morning.
5 They were not in Italy last month.
6 Gaye was not at the disco last night.
7 Ceyda and Sevgi were not at Mine's party.
8 Akin and Mete were not at school in the afternoon.
9 I was not hungry an hour ago.
C )Write questions and answers as in the examples.
Arzu / at school / at home / yesterday
Was Arzu at school yesterday ?
No, she wasn't. She was at home.
Okan / eleven / last year
How old was Okan last year ?
He was eleven years old.
Deniz / at school / an hour ago
Where was Deniz an hour ago ?
She was at school.
1Gonca / at home / at the airport / two hours ago
2 Ebru / ten / two years ago
3Tamer / in London / last month
4 Rüya /in Ankara / in istanbul / last week
5 Esin / fifteen / last year
6 Bora / in Italy / last week
7 you / at home / at school / an hour ago
8 your mother / thirty-five / last year
9Akin and Mete / at the airport / two hours ago
10Ceyda / in class / in the library / in the afternoon
11Kemal / twelve / last year
12Şafak / at the Sports Centre /at ten am
13Balkan / in the garden / in his room / at three pm
10 She was Study these sentences.
Affirmative
There was an accident on the road.
There were two policemen at the bus-stop.
There was a white dog in the pet shop.
There were a lot of eggs in the fridge this morning.
There was a lot of milk in the bottle.
There was a teacher in the library an hour ago.
There were beautiful horses on the farm.
Negative
There weren't rabbits in the pet shop.
There wasn't a tree in the garden last year.
There wasn't any cheese in the fridge.
There weren't any apples in the basket.
There wasn't a teacher in the classroom.
There weren't any students in the library
There wasn't a school in their village.
interrogative
Was there a man outside the disco?
Were there any tomatoes in the fridge ?
Was there a map on the wall ?
Were there any pictures on the wall ?
Was there any lamb in the fridge ?
Were there cheap clothes in the market ?
Were there any women in the shop ?
b)Write questions and answers as in the examples.
an apple/an orange/in the basket
Was there an apple in the basket ?
No, there wasn't. There was an Orange.
a book/on the table
What was there on the table ? There was a book
1 a map / a picture / on the wall
2 a dog / in the garden
3 a rabbit / in the room
4 any teachers / some students / in the garden
5 some cheese / in the fridge
6 a lot of chairs / in the library
C )Write questions and answers as in the examples.
one computer / in the room
How many computers were there in the room ?
There was one computer in the room.
some meat / in the fridge
How much meat was there in the fridge ?
There was some meat in the fridge.
1 thirty books / in the bookcase
2 a lot of people /at the party
3 a lot of water / in the jug
4 some carrots / in the basket
5 some bread / in the bread-bin
6 two cars / in the garage
7 two discos / in the town
8 one hotel / near the station
9 two chairs / in the room
10 some sugar / in the bowl
11 one man / in the car
12 one woman / on the bus
13 one child/in the boat
14 a lot of sheep/on the farm
15 one baby/in the room
C )Write questions and answers as in the examples.
We use anything in questions and in negative sentences
We use something, usually, in affirmative sentences,
but in questions for permission or when we expect the answer 'yes'.
Study these sentences.
There was something in his pocket.
There isn't anything in my hand.
Was there anything on the roof ?
There wasn't anything in the fridge.
Was there anything on the wall ?
Have you got anything in your bag ?
I haven't got anything in my bag.
Have you got something in your bag ?
Is there anything in the fridge ?
There isn't anything in the fridge.
Can I have something before dinner ?
Put in something or anything.
1 There is.........................in the garden.
2 There isn't...................... on the desk.
3 There was......................... on the road.
4 There is............................in the basket.
5 There isn't........................in the room.
6 There wasn't......................... in my bag.
7 There wasn't.....................in the bottle.
8 There is.....................in the tree.
9 There as......................in his hand.
a pen/on the table
Was there something on the table ?
Yes, there was a pen.
anything/in the basket
Was there anything In the basket ?
No, there wasn't anything in the basket.
1 some beef / in the fridge
2 anything /on the table
3 a magazine / on the desk
4 an apple / in his pocket
5 a bird / in the tree
6 anything /on the wall
7 a cat / in the kitchen
8 anything / in the cup
Put in the correct fom of to be
1 My father............in London last week. He............in Istanbul now.
2 I............on holiday last month. I..............at home now.
3 My mother..............in the living-room an hour ago. She...........in the kitchen at the moment.
4 Aslı...........eleven years old last year. She...........twelve now.
5 Alex.............in England last month. He............ in Turkey at the moment.
6 6 Gözde and Burcu............at Mine’s party last night. They.............at home now.
7 T-shirts...........expensive last summer. They ............cheap now.
8 We..........at the seaside yesterday, but we ..........at home today.
9 He............a university student last year. He.................a dentist now.
10 They...........on holiday last month. They..............at work now.
11 There.............a lot of food in the fridge yesterday.
12 There............something on the road last night.
13.............. there anything on the table an hour ago?
14.....................there anything in your pocket at the moment ?
15 How old .............you now?
16 How old..............you last year ?
Put the words in correct order and make sentences
1 parents / disco / were / at / my / the / night / last
2 something / Ebru's / was / i n / morning / there / bag / this
3 Yeliz / the / night / were / at / party / last
4 there / something / garden / the / was / in / night / last
5 think / I / was / cat / it / a
6 Asli / holiday / family / with / on / was / her / month / last
7 were / holiday / you / week / on / last / ?
8 ceyda / not / us/ with / was / airport / the / at
9 many / were / apples / basket / how / there / the / in /
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