Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1Yesterday I ............... late for class.
Wrong!
Use "was" with I in the past simple.
2You ............... very quiet at dinner last night.
Wrong!
Use "were" with you in the past simple.
3The shop ............... closed on Monday.
Wrong!
Use "was" with a singular noun like the shop in the past simple.
4The tickets ............... on the kitchen table.
Wrong!
Use "were" with a plural noun like the tickets in the past simple.
5He ............... at the meeting this morning.
Wrong!
Use "wasn't" with he in a negative past simple sentence.
6We ............... hungry after the big lunch.
Wrong!
Use "weren't" with we in a negative past simple sentence.
7............... she at home yesterday afternoon?
Wrong!
Use "Was" at the start of a yes/no question with she.
8............... they ready for the trip?
Wrong!
Use "Were" at the start of a yes/no question with they.
9It ............... cold in the park this morning.
Wrong!
Use "was" with the singular pronoun it in the past simple.
10My shoes ............... wet after the rain.
Wrong!
Use "were" with plural nouns like my shoes in the past simple.
11There ............... a phone on the desk.
Wrong!
Use "was" with the singular subject there when one thing follows it.
12There ............... three cups in the sink.
Wrong!
Use "were" with there when more than one thing follows it.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Yesterday I was late for class.
- You were very quiet at dinner last night.
- The shop was closed on Monday.
- The tickets were on the kitchen table.
- He wasn’t at the meeting this morning.
- We weren’t hungry after the big lunch.
- Was she at home yesterday afternoon?
- Were they ready for the trip?
- It was cold in the park this morning.
- My shoes were wet after the rain.
- There was a phone on the desk.
- There were three cups in the sink.