У него был хорошая работа.
OR
У него была хорошая работа
Studying Russian using Pimsleur the above usage of был they seem to be saying that the declension of был is determined by the action of the verb and not the subject of the verb (in this case feminine because of работа). Doesn’t make sense to me, and my grammar book (Penguin) is vague on this but seems to imply it should be based on the subject. Which is correct? Thanks in advance for any help! [/b]