Grammar

Level B1

Part 1 - To be - Past

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For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

1

To be - Past

I .......... very tired after the long trip yesterday.

2

To be - Past

Where .......... your keys this morning? I couldn’t find them.

3

To be - Past

Sara .......... at the meeting last Friday, so she missed the news.

4

To be - Past

.......... you at home when I called you last night?

5

To be - Past

There .......... a lot of people at the concert yesterday.

6

To be - Past

The weather .......... nice last weekend, so we stayed inside.

7

To be - Past

My parents .......... happy with my exam results last month.

8

To be - Past

Why .......... he so angry yesterday?

9

To be - Past

.......... the shops open on Sunday last year?

10

To be - Past

When we .......... children, our house .......... near the river.

What to do

This part consists of a number of assessments, each of which has only one valid answer.

Select the best answer according to what you read.

There's only a correct answer which you will have to select by clicking on it.

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Don't spend time in an assessment you don't know. Wasting time on this activity might cost you points later in the exam because you won’t have enough time to do other tasks well. Get used to being quick!

Although these grammar tests are not part of the official Cambridge exams, they are still important as they touch on language elements that you'll come across in all parts of the official exams, such as Reading and Use of English.

Strategy

  1. Read the assessment so you understand what it is about.
  2. Pay attention to the topic on the top-right corner of each assessment.
  3. Check the words before and after each gap and look for grammatical collocations.
  4. Remember that you select a choice by clicking on it.

Instructions

For questions 1-10, choose the correct answer.

Exercise Details

Author

Karla Pérez

@karla-perez

User Prompt

"Create a grammar exercise focusing on 'To be - Past'"

Tone: Standard
Level: B1

Created on:

Mar 26, 2026

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