Simple past (was and were)
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English
4th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Yesterday, I _____ at the movie theater. I bought some popcorn at the candy bar.
was
weren't
were
wasn't
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
I is single first person, so you use was. Since you were in the movie theater and bought some popcorn, you can say "I was at the movies theater yesterday..."
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Santa _____ at the mall when I arrived, his chair was empty
weren't
wasn't
were
was
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
Santa is a he, and at the time his chair was empty, so Santa wasn't at his chair in the mall.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Was Kyle upset?
No, he _____. He was hungry
wasn't
weren't
were
was
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
Kyle is a he, so you should use was. He was not upset, he was hungry.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Were your parents at a restaurant last night?
No, they _____, they were home last night.
weren't
wasn't
were
was
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
When we refer to parents, it's the same as using they, so we use were with they. We are giving a short negative answer, so the right sentence is "No, they weren't"
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
My grandma was at the beach last weekend, she _____ home until Monday
were
was
wasn't
weren't
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
Grandma is a she, so we use was. since we are in a negative sentence, the right answer is wasn't.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Yesterday, it _____ Bobby's party. He was very surprised!
were
weren't
wasn't
was
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
Since we are describing the party (it), we use was.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The teachers weren't in the classrooms, they _____ in a meeting.
weren't
were
was
wasn't
Answer explanation
The past form of the verb be for I, he, she, & it is was. For you, they, & we, we use were.
Teachers is similar to they, so we use were.
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