The simple past

A great holiday

Was or were? Circle the right answer.

It was / were a great holiday in Spain. We was / were in a good hotel. The people in the hotel was / were really nice. The food was / were OK. And the weather was / were fantastic. But sometimes it was / were hot too! Debbie and I was / were in the swimming-pool every day.

English G 2000 6, Workbook, Unit 1, Cornelsen Verlag Berlin, 1998, page 3