Exercises

1. Complete the sentences using was or were.

1. He … very tired yesterday.

2. The dinner … delicious.

3. That fish … too spicy.

4. The restaurant … very crowded.

5. They … in France last summer.

6. She … a beautiful baby.

7. They … very pleased to see him.

8. I … not with them in the restaurant.

9. It … a good meal.

10. The children … very hungry.

11. The day … very warm so we … thirsty.

12. The waiter … not very helpful.

13. You … very angry with me last night.

14. I … in the cinema a week ago.

15. My coffee … cold.

16. The fruit … fresh.

17. It … an excellent choice.

18. Ruth … on holiday last week.

19. The drinks … not expensive.

20. The atmosphere … relaxed and quiet.

2. Complete the story using was or were.

It was a beautiful day. The sun … hot and the sky … blue. James and Wendy … on the beach. They … with their three children. The children … in the see. The see … a bit cold but the children … very happy. There … lots of other children in the see too: some of them … in the water with their parents. Wendy and James … on the sand and James … asleep with a book on his face. But suddenly there … grey clouds all over the sky and the sun … not hot any more. The beautiful weather … finished and there … wet picnics and wet people everywhere. A British summer holiday!