THERE WAS / THERE WERE / WAS / WERE My countryside town _________ very different in the past. _________ less shops and no cinema. When my Grandmother _______ 18, she left my town and moved to the city. The city _________ bigger and busier. ___________ more job opportunities for her. One day, she got a job in a clothes shop. She _________ very happy because _________ lots of clothes for her to try on and buy. It was very busy and ________ lots of customers. Often, she _________ very stressed. __________ always lots of work. In the end, she decided to go back to the country because _______ lots of fields and trees, and it _________ quieter and more peaceful.