was / were 7 Complete the dialogue. Use was, were, wasn't or weren't. Inna (1) ... Aleksander Belyayev a scientist? Ilya No, he (2) .... .... He (3) ... a writer of science fiction novels. Inna What (4) ... his famous books? Ilya He wrote The Amphibian Man and Professor Dowell's Head. I don't know about his other books - I think they (5) ... very famous.