Question

Language focus 3 Complete the dialogue with the affirmative or negative form of was and were. Jen Paul Jen Paul Were you at the party on Saturday? Yes, I ¹ 2 any of our friends there? Yes, I with Wayne and Cristiano, but Keira and Kylie 4 at the party. it good? Jen 5 Paul No, it 6. I was very hungry because there 7____ any food. And there 8 some very strange people. There 9 one girl called Jaguar and another called Porsche. Jen Paul Ooh! ¹0 they rich? 10 No, No, they they ¹1 ¹¹. And there ¹2 two brothers called Xerox. It was 13 incredible — they ¹³—___ identical. -​

Answer 1

Jen: Were you at the party on Saturday?

Paul: Yes, I was.

Jen: Did you see any of our friends there?

Paul: Yes, I was with Wayne and Cristiano, but Keira and Kylie were not at the party.

Jen: Was it good?

Paul: No, it wasn't. I was very hungry because there wasn't any food. And there were some very strange people. There was one girl called Jaguar and another called Porsche.

Jen: Ooh! Were they rich?

Paul: No, no, they weren't. And there were two brothers called Xerox. It was incredible — they were identical.

Answer 2

Here's the completed dialogue with the affirmative or negative forms of "was" and "were" filled in:

Jen: Were you at the party on Saturday? Paul: Yes, I was. Were any of our friends there? Jen: Yes, I was with Wayne and Cristiano, but Keira and Kylie were not at the party. Paul: Was it good? Jen: No, it wasn't. I was very hungry because there wasn't any food. And there were some very strange people. There was one girl called Jaguar and another called Porsche. Paul: Ooh! Were they rich? Jen: No, they weren't. They were just regular people. And there were two brothers called Xerox. It was incredible — they were identical.