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Dialogues: was/were

 
Borrowing
Clothes shop
Eating out
Electrical shop
Plans & Excuses
Hotel
Flying
Was / Were
Bank
Complaining
Crime
Finding a flat
Preferences
Rules
Selling
Telephone
The police are interviewing a suspect:
P: Where were you last Tuesday evening?
S: I was staying in a hotel in Brighton.
P: Who were you with?
S: I was with my girlfriend, Joan.
P: What was the name of the hotel?
S: The George and Dragon.
P: What was your room number?
S: It was 213.
P: Did you speak to anyone?
S: Yes. I spoke to the waitress and the barman.
P: What was the barman's name?
S: His name was Colin.

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