Use was when the subject is a singular noun. Was is also used with I, he, she and it.
Use were when the subject is a plural noun. Were is also used with they, we and you.
Complete the following sentences with was/were.
1I ............... hungry.
Wrong!
2The boy ............... sleeping.
Wrong!
3We ............... waiting for them.
Wrong!
4The girls ............... singing.
Wrong!
5The peacock ............... dancing.
Wrong!
6It ............... getting dark.
Wrong!
7She ............... upset.
Wrong!
8You ............... playing with your friends.
Wrong!
9They ............... working on an important project.
Wrong!
10Samuel ............... anxious to leave.
Wrong!
11James and John ............... playing chess.
Wrong!
12Maria ............... listening to a song.
Wrong!
13The princess ............... beautiful but the frog ……………… ugly.
Wrong!
14The dogs ............... barking.
Wrong!
15I ............... reading a detective novel.
Wrong!
16Yamuna ............... playing with her daughter.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/16
Answers
- I was hungry.
- The boy was sleeping.
- We were waiting for them.
- The girls were singing.
- The peacock was dancing.
- It was getting dark.
- She was upset.
- You were playing with your friends.
- They were working on an important project.
- Samuel was anxious to leave.
- James and John were playing chess.
- Maria was listening to a song.
- The princess was, was beautiful but the frog ……………… ugly.
- The dogs were barking.
- I was reading a detective novel.
- Yamuna was playing with her daughter.
