High School

**Exercise 29:** Fill in the gaps with *was* or *were*.

1. I'm a teacher, but I ____ a student in 2008.
2. We ____ in Baku during summer holidays.
3. They ____ in the park an hour ago.
4. I ____ born in Tbilisi, but I live in Baku.
5. It ____ a good concert last weekend.

**Exercise 30:** Fill in the gaps with *was* or *were*.

1. My friend and I ____ in the library.
2. A lot of people ____ at the meeting.
3. The books ____ on the shelf.
4. The weather ____ very nice yesterday.
5. The film ____ interesting last Sunday.

**Exercise 31:** Fill in the gaps with *was* or *were*.

1. David ____ a little child.
2. The girls ____ at the concert yesterday.
3. The boys ____ playing football.
4. Omar ____ late to school yesterday.
5. My friends ____ at my birthday party.

**Exercise 32:** Fill in the gaps with *was* or *were*.

1. Tom ____ at the party last night.
2. Our classmates ____ at school yesterday.
3. My parents ____ not at home yesterday.
4. Our neighbours ____ at the beach yesterday.
5. William Shakespeare ____ an English poet.
6. You ____ in a hurry yesterday.
7. They ____ at home yesterday.
8. He ____ a taxi driver.
9. She ____ in Spain 2 days ago.
10. It ____ my birthday last week.
11. The photos ____ in the newspaper.
12. The tickets ____ very expensive.
13. My friends ____ at the beach last week.
14. Football ____ an interesting sport.
15. The exercise ____ very difficult.
16. Our neighbours ____ not at home yesterday, in the yard.
17. John ____ at the cinema last night.
18. Gulnar ____ happy to see her grandparents.
19. My grandmother ____ sick last week.
20. Dinosaurs ____ huge animals.
21. Nizami Ganjavi ____ born in 1141.
22. Istanbul ____ the capital of Turkey before Ankara.
23. The doctor ____ very tired yesterday.
24. Samir ____ not in the office an hour ago.
25. The children ____ watching TV.

Answer :

To complete the exercises, we need to fill in the blanks with either 'was' or 'were'. This involves understanding when to use each word based on the subject.

Exercise 29:

  1. I'm a teacher, but I was a student in 2008.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (I).
  2. We were in Baku during summer holidays.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (We).
  3. They were in the park an hour ago.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (They).
  4. I was born in Tbilisi, but I live in Baku.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (I).
  5. It was a good concert last weekend.

    • 'Was' is used for singular or non-count subjects in the past (It).

Exercise 30:

  1. My friend and I were in the library.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (My friend and I).
  2. A lot of people were at the meeting.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (A lot of people).
  3. The books were on the shelf.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The books).
  4. The weather was very nice yesterday.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (The weather).
  5. The film was interesting last Sunday.

    • 'Was' is used for singular or non-count subjects in the past (The film).

Exercise 31:

  1. David was a little child.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (David).
  2. The girls were at the concert yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The girls).
  3. The boys were playing football.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The boys).
  4. Omar was late to school yesterday.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Omar).
  5. My friends were at my birthday party.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (My friends).

Exercise 32:

  1. Tom was at the party last night.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Tom).
  2. Our classmates were at school yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (Our classmates).
  3. My parents were not at home yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (My parents).
  4. Our neighbours were at the beach yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (Our neighbours).
  5. William Shakespeare was an English poet.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (William Shakespeare).
  6. You were in a hurry yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural or singular polite/formal second person in the past (You).
  7. They were at home yesterday.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (They).
  8. He was a taxi driver.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (He).
  9. She was in Spain 2 days ago.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (She).
  10. It was my birthday last week.

  • 'Was' is used for singular or non-count subjects in the past (It).

  1. The photos were in the newspaper.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The photos).
  2. The tickets were very expensive.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The tickets).
  3. My friends were at the beach last week.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (My friends).
  4. Football was an interesting sport.

    • 'Was' is used for singular or non-count subjects in the past (Football).
  5. The exercise was very difficult.

    • 'Was' is used for singular or non-count subjects in the past (The exercise).
  6. Our neighbours were not at home yesterday, in the yard.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (Our neighbours).
  7. John was at the cinema last night.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (John).
  8. Gulnar was happy to see her grandparents.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Gulnar).
  9. My grandmother was sick last week.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (My grandmother).
  10. Dinosaurs were huge animals.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (Dinosaurs).
  11. Nizami Ganjavi was born in 1141.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Nizami Ganjavi).
  12. Istanbul was the capital of Turkey before Ankara.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Istanbul).
  13. The doctor was very tired yesterday.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (The doctor).
  14. Samir was not in the office an hour ago.

    • 'Was' is used for singular subjects in the past (Samir).
  15. The children were watching TV.

    • 'Were' is used for plural subjects in the past (The children).

In these exercises, 'was' is used with singular nouns and pronouns in the past, while 'were' is used with plural nouns and 'you' as a pronoun in the past. This rule helps to correctly choose between 'was' and 'were' based on the subject of the sentence, ensuring proper grammatical agreement.