Question

I. Complete the text with was or were: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were two of the most popular film comedians of all time. They ………………. born in eighteen ninety and eighteen ninety-two respectively. Stan Laurel’s real name ………………… Arthur Jefferson. He ………………. from England. Oliver Hardy ……………… English, he …………………. from Georgia, USA. Laurel and Hardy ……………… in their 30s when they met. Their first film together ………………… ‘Putting Pants’ on Philip in nineteen twenty-seven. They …………………. funny because they ……….……so different. Laurel ……………… small and thin. Hardy ……………. big and fat. Their most famous films …………………. ‘Way Out West’ in nineteen thirty-seven and ‘Blockheads’ in nineteen thirty-eight They …………… not in any serious films, only comedies.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

Complete the text with was or were: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were two of the most popular film comedians of all time. They were born in eighteen ninety and eighteen ninety-two respectively. Stan Laurel’s real name was Arthur Jefferson. He was from England. Oliver Hardy was English, he was from Georgia, USA. Laurel and Hardy were in their 30s when they met. Their first film together was ‘Putting Pants’ on Philip in nineteen twenty-seven. They were funny because they were so different. Laurel was small and thin. Hardy was big and fat. Their most famous films were  ‘Way Out West’ in nineteen thirty-seven and ‘Blockheads’ in nineteen thirty-eight They were not in any serious films, only comedies.

Answer 2

Respuesta:

They were born in eighteen ninety and eighteen ninety-two respectively. Stan Laurel’s real name was Arthur Jefferson. He was from England. Oliver Hardy was English, he was from Georgia, USA. Laurel and Hardy were in their 30s when they met. Their first film together was ‘Putting Pants’ on Philip in nineteen twenty-seven. They were funny because they were so different. Laurel was small and thin. Hardy was big and fat. Their most famous films were ‘Way Out West’ in nineteen thirty-seven and ‘Blockheads’ in nineteen thirty-eight They were not in any serious films, only comedies.

Explicación:

was se utiliza unicamente en casos donde se habla de un solo hecho, o persona, o tambien se utiliza cuando se habla de I he, she it ( yo el ella eso), y cuando se habla de un solo hecho o acontecimiento.

were se utiliza unicamente cuando se habla en plural, lo que significa que se usa cuando se habla de 2 o mas hechos y tambien se usa en you, they we you en segunda persona ( tu, ellos, nosotros, ustedes)