Was or were worksheet
Complete the following sentences using was or were.
Hints
Use ‘was’ when the subject is a singular pronoun (he, she, it, I) or a singular noun (Raju, Radha, child, book etc.)
Use ‘were’ when the subject is a plural pronoun (we, they, you) or a plural noun (boys, students, girls, books, birds etc.)
1. I …………………. waiting for them.
2. The boys ……………….. playing in the garden.
3. It ………………… raining.
4. They …………………. getting impatient.
5. What …………………. you doing then?
6. Reshma ………………….. preparing for her test.
7. The crow ……………….. sitting on a branch.
8. The fox ………………… hungry.
9. James …………………. working in his garage.
10. The students and their teacher ……………… in the classroom.
11. We ……………………. playing cards.
12. You …………………… not happy to see me.
13. Janaki ……………….. unhappy with her results.
14. Ram and Laxman ………………. great warriors.
15. Maya ………………… absorbed in her studies.
16. The snail …………………. climbing up the cherry tree.
Answers
1. I was waiting for them.
2. The boys were playing in the garden.
3. It was raining.
4. They were getting impatient.
5. What were you doing then?
6. Reshma was preparing for her test.
7. The crow was sitting on a branch.
8. The fox was hungry.
9. James was working in his garage.
10. The students and their teacher were in the classroom.
11. We were playing cards.
12. You were not happy to see me.
13. Janaki was unhappy with her results.
14. Ram and Laxman were great warriors.
15. Maya was absorbed in her studies.
16. The snail was climbing up the cherry tree.
