Question

Write WAS or WERE to complete the sentences and translate:


1. Richard __________working on his computer at 9 o’clock yesterday. _______________________________________
2. Lucy and Tom__________ having dinner last night.
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3. I________ reading an article in the newspaper last night.
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4. The children _______watching a film on TV last Sunday. _________________________________________________
5. Paula_________ chatting on the phone with a friend.
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6. When I came into the living room, the cats _______sitting on the table. _________________________________________________
7. We_________ playing Monopoly last night.
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8. Helen_________ listening to the radio.
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9. I _______preparing dinner yesterday morning.
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10. The children_________ playing with the ball in the afternoon. __________________________________________

Answer 1

1. Was.

2. Were.

3. Was.

4. Was.

5. Was.

6. Was.

7. Were.

8. Was.

9. Was.

10. Was.

Answer 2

1. Richard ___was__working on his computer at 9 o’clock yesterday. _______________________________________
2. Lucy and Tom____were___ having dinner last night.
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3. I___was___reading an article in the newspaper last night.
_________________________________________________
4. The children ___were____watching a film on TV last Sunday. _________________________________________________
5. Paula___was__ chatting on the phone with a friend.
_________________________________________________
6. When I came into the living room, the cats ____was__ sitting on the table. _________________________________________________
7. We__were___
playing Monopoly last night.
_________________________________________________
8. Helen___was__listening to the radio.
________________________________________________
9. I __was__preparing dinner yesterday morning.
________________________________________________
10. The children___was__playing with the ball in the afternoon. __________________________________________