Use of Was and Were for Class 2

Use of ‘Was’

Was is used when we talk about one person, place, animal, or thing.

Example:

1. He was hungry.
2. There was a big tree.
3. She was late for the party.
4. It was raining in the morning.
5. The house was very big.
6. Harry was absent Yesterday.
7. Neha was ill.
8. My mother was cooking food.
9. Yesterday it was Monday.
10. That was a big snake.

Use of  ‘Were’

Were is used when we talk about more than one person, place, animal, or thing and pronoun.

Examples:

1. You were going outside.
2. They were watching TV.
3. Nisha and Sunaina were best friends.
4. His friends were going to the party.
5. We were waiting for him.
6. Children were playing with the ball.
7. Two students were absent Yesterday.
8. Where were you going?
9. My friends were planning a trip.
10. There were only coins .

Use of Was and Were Exercise

Fill in the blanks with ‘was’ and ‘were’.

1. Today I ______ late for school.
2. He ______ very busy today.
3. Children ______ hungry.
4. The food ______ very tasty.
5. The tea ______ hot.
6. They ______ in Delhi.
7. Sahil and Amisha ______ just friends.
8. The sums ______ easy to solve.
9. They ______ standing near the shop.
10. It ______ a good today.
11. We ______ all tired.
12. Tarun ______ very smart.
13. The shops ______ closed today.
14. Alex ______ doing her homework.
15. Pushpa and Suhani ______ absent today.
16. Trisha ______ looking pretty today.
17. Most of the teachers ______ checking paper.
18. My father ______preparing lunch.
19. They ______ good writers.
20. My mother ______ a teacher.

Answers

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Also read: Rhyming Words for Class 2

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