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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
We ____ just listening to music when you came.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct answer is 'were' because the sentence is in the past continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action in the past. 'Were' is the correct past continuous form of the verb 'to be' for the subject 'we'.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
While they ____ driving to the beach, the car’s tyre burst.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'were' because the subject 'they' is plural, so the correct verb form should also be plural.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Donna ____ listening to the teacher, so she couldn’t give the correct answer to this question.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'wasn't' because Donna is singular, so the correct form of the verb 'to be' should be 'wasn't' to match the singular subject.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Lucy and Ted _____ going to the playground. They were actually going to the amusement park.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'weren't' because Lucy and Ted is a plural subject, so the correct form of the verb 'to be' is 'were' for plural subjects in the past tense. 'weren't' is the contraction of 'were not'.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
I _____ looking where I was walking when I fell.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'wasn't' because the sentence is in the past tense and requires a negative form, indicating that the speaker was not looking where they were walking when they fell.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
My grandma ___ looking at the family album when she suddenly started crying.
was
weren't
wasn't
were
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'was' because the sentence is in the past tense, and 'was' is the correct past form of the verb 'to be' for the singular subject 'grandma.'
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the sentence with the subject in brackets:
Sharon was swimming in the river when she saw a small turtle under the water. (The boys)
(a)
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