1. Exercises
Was – Were
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ________________
I. - Complete the conversation between a boy and his mother.
Use the words from the box. Use the words more than once.
was wasn’t were weren’t
A: Look at this photo, Mom! Is that you?
B: Sure It is.
A: Where was that?
B: That was in Africa.
A: Africa? When were you in Africa?
B: In 1974 and 1975
A: ___________ Dad there, too?
B: No, he _____________.
A: Wow! _____________ It hot there?
B: Yes. It _____________. Hot and wet. But It ___________ great.
A: Who are those people in the picture?
B: Well, let me see. That guy … his name ______________ David. He __________
my boss at the time. We _____________ both in the same town.
A: And who are those people?
B: They ___________ our neighbors. We _______________ friends with them.
A: And this guy? Who’s that?
B: His name _____________ Paul. He _________________ my boyfriend.
A: Your boyfriend? But Where ____________ Dad?
B: Dad and I ______________ married then.

2. II. - Last night Martha had a strange dream.
Complete with was or were
“Last night I had a strange dream. I __________ at school and I looked different. I
_________ short and chubby. My hair ________ black, my ears and lips ___________
short and my hands ____________ the hands of an old woman. I ________ angry and
mad because everybody _________ afraid of me. I ________ going to start crying when
the alarm clock went off”