Simple past (was and were)

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..."

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.

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.

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"

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.

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.

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.

Was Mariana at home last Saturday? No she _____, she was at a concert.

• was

• were

• 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.

Mariana is a she, so we use was. Since it is a negative sentence, the right option is wasn't.

The shelves _____ empty, there wasn't any food in them!

• 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.

Since shelves is a plural noun, it is similar to they, so we use were.

Two months ago, I _____ at school with my classmates. Now, I'm in vacation!

• 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.

When we talk about "I", we use was.