[１] 次の英文を日本文になおしなさい。
⑴ I was very busy yesterday.
⑵ Were you in China last year? ─ Yes, I was.
⑶ Her book wasn’t on the desk this morning.
[２] 次の( )に，was，wereのうち適する語を入れなさい。
⑴ My sister ( ) in her room an hour ago.
⑵ You and I ( ) junior high school students last year.
⑶ ( ) it rainy yesterday? ─ Yes, it ( ).
⑷ They ( ) in the classroom after school.
[３] 次の下線部を( )内の語(句)を書きかえて，全文を過去の文にしなさい。
⑴ This picture is on the table now. (then)
⑵ We aren’t happy now. (last week)
⑶ Our teacher is sick today. (yesterday)
[４] 次の会話が成立するように，( )に適する語を書きなさい。
⑴ ( ) your brother a high school student last year? ─ Yes, ( ) ( ).
⑵ ( ) Ken and Kumi classmates last year? ─ Yes, ( ) ( ).
⑶ ( ) she at Miki’s house yesterday? ─ No, ( ) ( ).
[５] 次の日本文を英文になおしなさい。
⑴ 私の父は昨日とても忙しかった。
⑵ あなたたちは昨日の午後図書館にいましたか。 ─ いいえ，いませんでした。
⑶ 私の弟と私は先週佐賀にいました。
⑷ 先週の火曜日は晴れていませんでした。
【解答】be動詞の過去形(1)
[１]
⑴ 私は昨日とても忙しかった。
⑵ あなたは(あなたたちは)去年中国にいましたか。 ─ はい，いました。
⑶ 彼女の本は今朝机の上にありませんでした。
[２]
⑴ was
⑵ were
⑶ Was，was
⑷ were
[３]
⑴ This picture was on the table then.
⑵ We weren’t happy last week.
⑶ Our teacher was sick yesterday.
[４]
⑴ Was，he was
⑵ Were，they were
⑶ Was，she wasn’t.
[５]
⑴ My father was very busy yesterday.
⑵ Were you at(in) the library yesterday afternoon? ─ No, we weren’t.
⑶ My brother and I were in Saga last week.
⑷ It wasn’t sunny(fine) last Tuesday.