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The time marker 'yesterday' shows this is a past situation.","I was very hungry after basketball practice yesterday.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019d0667-d0dd-7b4f-910a-ab9fcfe6e5b6",1,[21,25],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0dd-77ab-910a-ab9fcdcaa653","was",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0dd-7847-910a-ab9fce86d59c","were",false,{"id":30,"sentenceTemplate":31,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":33,"exampleSentence":34,"blanks":35},"019d0667-d0e0-7280-99af-e31df23fe663","__1__ you at home last night?",2,"We use 'were' to form past simple questions with 'you'. The time expression 'last night' shows this is a past situation.","Were you at the library yesterday afternoon?",[36],{"id":37,"blankNumber":19,"options":38},"019d0667-d0e0-7248-99af-e31df22ab176",[39,42],{"id":40,"optionText":41,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-71e0-99af-e31df130adaf","Was",{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-7204-99af-e31df133faaa","Were",{"id":46,"sentenceTemplate":47,"displayOrder":48,"explanation":49,"exampleSentence":50,"blanks":51},"019d0667-d0e0-7370-99af-e31df51d2981","The stores __1__ very busy on Saturday afternoon.",3,"We use 'were' with plural subjects like 'the stores'. The past time reference 'on Saturday afternoon' shows this is a past situation.","The dogs were outside yesterday.",[52],{"id":53,"blankNumber":19,"options":54},"019d0667-d0e0-7338-99af-e31df4b2c417",[55,58],{"id":56,"optionText":57,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-72c8-99af-e31df24607f3","was not",{"id":59,"optionText":60,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d0667-d0e0-7318-99af-e31df3f5ee04","were not",{"id":62,"sentenceTemplate":63,"displayOrder":64,"explanation":65,"exampleSentence":66,"blanks":67},"019d0667-d0e0-7464-99af-e31df8dcf83e","My sister __1__ at the doctor's office yesterday morning.",4,"We use 'was' with singular subjects like 'my sister'. The time marker 'yesterday morning' shows this is a past situation.","My brother was at the dentist yesterday afternoon.",[68],{"id":69,"blankNumber":19,"options":70},"019d0667-d0e0-7428-99af-e31df8657db3",[71,73],{"id":72,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-73b4-99af-e31df5f6d81e",{"id":74,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-73e8-99af-e31df6b1c3fe",{"id":76,"sentenceTemplate":77,"displayOrder":78,"explanation":79,"exampleSentence":80,"blanks":81},"019d0667-d0e0-7580-99af-e31dfad3502a","We __1__ happy with our dinner at the restaurant last Friday.",5,"We use 'were' with plural subjects like 'we'. The phrase 'last Friday' shows this is a past situation.","We were excited about our vacation last summer.",[82],{"id":83,"blankNumber":19,"options":84},"019d0667-d0e0-7540-99af-e31dfa5b88ee",[85,87],{"id":86,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-74cc-99af-e31df93d4380",{"id":88,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-74f4-99af-e31df9665345",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019d0667-d0e0-7654-99af-e31dfc9f9e6d","The children __1__ in bed at 9 o'clock last night.",6,"We use 'weren't' (were not) with plural subjects like 'the children' to make negative past simple sentences. The time reference 'at 9 o'clock last night' shows this is a past situation.","The children weren't at school yesterday because they were sick.",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":19,"options":98},"019d0667-d0e0-7620-99af-e31dfbefbacf",[99,102],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-75c4-99af-e31dfb43dc7b","wasn't",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-75e4-99af-e31dfb4dc3ac","weren't",{"id":106,"sentenceTemplate":107,"displayOrder":108,"explanation":109,"exampleSentence":110,"blanks":111},"019d0667-d0e0-77d4-99af-e31e0183cde7","It __1__ a beautiful sunny day yesterday, so we __2__ outside all afternoon.",7,"We use 'was' with singular 'it' and 'were' with plural 'we'. The time marker 'yesterday' shows this is a past situation.","It was a cold morning yesterday, so we stayed inside.",[112,119],{"id":113,"blankNumber":19,"options":114},"019d0667-d0e0-76f4-99af-e31dff3fff6c",[115,117],{"id":116,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-7698-99af-e31dfd43db98",{"id":118,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-76b8-99af-e31dfdd47e04",{"id":120,"blankNumber":32,"options":121},"019d0667-d0e0-779c-99af-e31e01229da3",[122,124],{"id":123,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-7724-99af-e31dffbf6104",{"id":125,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d0667-d0e0-7764-99af-e31e00d59308",{"id":127,"sentenceTemplate":128,"displayOrder":129,"explanation":130,"exampleSentence":131,"blanks":132},"019d0667-d0e0-78d4-99af-e31e03a96fea","__1__ your bus on time this morning?",8,"We use 'was' to form past simple questions with singular subjects like 'your bus'. The time phrase 'this morning' shows this is a past situation.","Was your train late yesterday afternoon?",[133],{"id":134,"blankNumber":19,"options":135},"019d0667-d0e0-7898-99af-e31e032388c0",[136,138],{"id":137,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-7838-99af-e31e019807a4",{"id":139,"optionText":41,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-785c-99af-e31e01cb72e7",{"id":141,"sentenceTemplate":142,"displayOrder":143,"explanation":144,"exampleSentence":145,"blanks":146},"019d0667-d0e0-7b24-99af-e31e0a3a1ee3","The coffee shop __1__ closed when I arrived there at lunchtime.",10,"We use 'was' with the singular subject 'the coffee shop'. The past time reference 'when I arrived' shows this is a past situation.","The museum was closed when we arrived.",[147],{"id":148,"blankNumber":19,"options":149},"019d0667-d0e0-7af0-99af-e31e095541b9",[150,152],{"id":151,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-7a90-99af-e31e088bbbce",{"id":153,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d0667-d0e0-7ad0-99af-e31e09013469",{"id":155,"sentenceTemplate":156,"displayOrder":157,"explanation":158,"exampleSentence":159,"blanks":160},"019d0667-d0e0-7c10-99af-e31e0bcab856","My neighbors __1__ very noisy last weekend.",11,"We use 'were' with the plural subject 'my neighbors'. The time expression 'last weekend' clearly indicates a past situation.","My classmates were very helpful during the project.",[161],{"id":162,"blankNumber":19,"options":163},"019d0667-d0e0-7bd8-99af-e31e0b461941",[164,166],{"id":165,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d0667-d0e0-7b78-99af-e31e0ab1dea6",{"id":167,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d0667-d0e0-7b9c-99af-e31e0ae4151a",{"title":169,"slug":170,"language":171},"Past Simple of 'be'","past-simple-of-be","en"]