Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be in the past (was, were, wasn't or weren't)

1. Maggie
   [ ] in class yesterday because she was really sick.
2. It
   [ ] Christmas Eve last Thursday and many shops
   [ ] open that day.
3. Sam is five now. He
   [ ] four last year.
4. [ ] you in France last month? — No, I
   [ ].
5. Mike and Bob
   [ ] just classmates. They
   [ ] best friends. They did everything together.
6. We
   [ ] happy to stay at that hotel. The room
   [ ] small and the walls
   [ ] very dirty.
7. Pete and Maggie
   [ ] pupils five years ago, but now they are students.