Exercises
Complete the sentences with was / were.
1. How many people ___were___ at your house last weekend?
2. The book wasn´t difficult It ____was____ easy.
3. Those ____were_____ my best jeans.
4. Dinosaurs ____were____ prehistoric animals.
5. Sandra ____wasn´t______ not at school yesterday.
6. ___were_______ your grandparent’s designers.
7. John and I ___were___ in the garden.
8. ____were__ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they
__were___.
9. My grandmother ____was______ a nurse. She wasn´t a
doctor.
10. ____was_____ the exam difficult?
11. The film ____wasn´t____ (not) exciting. It was boring.
12. ____were______ there many people at the party?
13. ___were___ the girls in the park? No, they __were__
14. Her name wasn´t Kate. It ____was______ Isabel.
15. Paco wasn´t happy. He ____was______ sad.
16. ____Were___ the boys at the football game? Yes, they
___were____
17. The books ____weren´t___ (not) on the shelf. They were in
the bookcase.
18. ____was____ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __was___
19. It wasn´t my dad´s birthday on Sunday, it ___was___
on Saturday.
20. The exercises weren´t easy, they ___were___ difficult.
21. My grandfather wasn´t a writer, he ____was___ a composer.
22. Last night I wasn´t at home, I _____was_____ at a party.
23. ___was____ the weather good yesterday?
24. What _____was_____ your first class this morning?
25. Who ____was_____ his favourite film star?
26. Where ____were______ you last night?
27. Where ____were______ you yesterday?
28. Why ___wasn´t_______ (not) Marta at school?
29. The students _____were____ in London last summer.
30. ____Was______ it sunny yesterday?
31. ____Was______ Meg at the library? No, she __wasn´t___
32. The Beatles_____were____ a pop group.
33. ___Was____ your teacher ill yesterday?
34. My mum ___wasn´t__ (not) at work yesterday.
35. Edison ____was______ a famous inventor.
36. The weather ____was____ fine this morning.
37. Beethoven ____was____ a German composer.
38. There _____were_____ a lot of people at our party yesterday.
39. ____Were____ you at the party yesterday?
40. Sam _____was_____ second in the race, ___was___ she?
41. Jack ____wasn´t____ (not) in London.
42. Betty ____wasn´t______ (not) at the cinema.
43. Victoria ___wasn´t_______ (not) in the UK.
44. Mom and Dad ____were____ on vacation last week.
45. Sally and Mark ____weren´t_____ (not) at home.
46. There ____was______ a small lake here many years ago.
47. There _____were_____ any clouds in the sky.
48. My friend ____was______ ill yesterday.
49. Mom ___was____ angry when she saw the broken vase.
50. The Romans ____were____ brave soldiers.
51. Picasso _____was_____ a great artist.
52. Bill Gates ____was_____ a student at Harvard University.
53. The math questions ___weren´t___ (not) easy, they were
difficult.
54. The room ____wasn´t______ (not) big, it was small.
55. ____Was____ it sunny yesterday?
56. Einstein _____was_____ a great mathematician.
57. ____Was______ English you favourite subject last year?
58. The English exam ____wasn´t___ (not) difficult, it was OK.
59. Alexander ____was______ in a cinema in Oxford.
60. Lamberto _____was_____ with his family in Norway.
61. ____Were______ they at home? No, they ___weren´t___
62. ___Were__ your friends in Málaga? Yes, they ___were___
63. ___Were___ you a good student last year? Yes, I ___was___
64. Silvia and her sister ____were____ at the zoo.
65. John and Teresa ___were____ on holiday in France.
66. ___Was____ your sister at home? Yes, she ____was____
67. ____Were______ famous people always good at school? No, they
___weren´t______
68. ___Was___ Antonio Banderas in Málaga last summer?
