Fill in the blanks with was or were.

Examples: A duck was crossing the road. (A duck- singular)
                 playing cricket. (The children- plural)

1. I ___ crossing the road when an accident took place.
2. Nandita ___ at home yesterday.
3. You ___ very busy on Sunday.
4. I ___ very tired yesterday.
5. They __ working on their physics project for many days.
6. Sanjay __ in Jaipur last month.
7. Did Reena say what she ___ doing?
8. They ___ in front of the restaurant.
9. We ___ at school last Saturday.
10. Where __ the children playing?
11. The boys __ climbing the tree when Rahul fell off.
12. Gita and Sita ___ late for school.
13. My mother __ sleeping when I reached home.
14. We __ so hungry that we ate all the biscuits.
15. I __ late for the film because I missed the bus.
16. It __ so cold last night that I used two blankets.
17. __ you able to buy the train tickets?
18. The family __ away for the summer holidays.
19. We __ supposed to meet in the morning.
20. What __ the story about?

Note for Mentors only: Please refer to the Answers in Learning Materials