Practice exercise: verb to be in pastVersión en línea Reading comprehension exercise on the past tense of the verb to be. por Giselle Gomez 1 Read the text and choose the correct answer: What was Joseph doing yesterday? a He was in the park with his friends b He was at the cinema with his friends c He was dancing Tango with his friends d I was learning to swim. 2 Read the text and choose the correct answer: What were Joseph and his friends doing when it started to rain? a They were running in the park b They were playing soccer c They were sitting under a tree d They were reading a comic book 3 Read the text and choose the correct answer: What color shirt was John wearing? a a pink shirt b a black shirt c a blue shirt d a yellow shirt 4 Read the text and choose the correct answer: What color shirt was Joseph wearing? a red b white c blue d gray 5 What happened all of a sudden? a everyone was surprised by the rain. b everyone was surprised by the strong wind. c everyone was surprised with the weather. d everyone was surprised.