Basic Rules for using ' was' or 'were ' in a sentence
- ‘Was’ and ‘were’ are past tenses of the verb ‘to be’.
- Generally, ‘was’ is used with singular pronouns, and ‘were’ is used with plural pronouns, but the pronoun ‘you’ is an exception!
- ‘Was’ is usually used with the pronouns ‘I’, ‘she’, ‘he’, and ‘it’.
- ‘Were’ is usually used with pronouns ‘you’, ‘we’, and ‘they’.
Use of ‘Was’
Example:1. She was present yesterday.
2. Ravi was at home.
3. He was a rich man.
4. It was very cold yesterday.
5. Monday was a holiday.
Use of ‘Were’
Example:1. You were late last night.
3. We were late.
4. There are many trees in the field.
5. Tina and Mina were ill.
Practice Exercise
1. Ayush ________ absent yesterday.
2. Tina and Rina ________ not there.
3. His shoes ________ dirty.
4. It ________ hot yesterday.
5. I ________ not well yesterday.
6. Dia ________ not at home.
7. There ________ a snake in the garden.
8. Those boys ________ making a noise in the class.
9. She ________ crying.
10. They ________ playing.
11. It ________ raining.
12. She ________ working.
13. I ________ sleeping.
Q2) Put ‘was’, or ‘were’ in the following sentences.
1. You ________ sleeping.
2. She ________ painting a picture.
3. He ________ jumping on the bed.
4. The boys ________ swimming.
5. Little baby ________ crying.
6. I ________ reading.
7. Tia ________ working hard.
8. What ________ you doing?
9. He ________ eating his lunch.
10. They ________ eating dinner.
11. It ________ my birthday last week.
12. The school bus ________ late.
13. The kids ________ playing outside.