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5.  This ______________ my report card.


               6.  There ______________ five books in my bag.


               7.  New Delhi ______________ the capital of India.


               8.  There ______________ a garden near my house.


               9.  I ______________ flying a kite.


             10.  You ______________ late for school.




        Was, Were

        The words was and were are also the forms of the verb be. These are used

        in the past tense.


        We use was to talk about singular nouns.


        Read the following sentences.


            He was in my house yesterday.
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            I was in class 2 last year.
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        We use were to talk about plural nouns.


        Read the following sentences.


            The boys were going to the market.
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            Ruchit and Ramya were best friends in school.
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          Open Sesame




                    I             was                                                                             Verbs



                   He     / She /           It            was




                   We /        You      /    They                 were

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