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Tap it, then choose the correction.",4,"find_and_fix",[12,37,57,74,98,118,136,151,172,194,214,231],{"id":13,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":15,"explanation":16,"exampleSentence":17,"blanks":18,"payload":19},"01a01413-a1b9-7111-81e7-194850342e69","During the school play yesterday, I were behind the curtain.",0,"Use 'was' with 'I' for a place or position in the past.","During the school play yesterday, I was behind the curtain.",[],{"hint":20,"words":21,"correct":31,"wrongIndex":32,"corrections":33},"Check the past form that goes with I.",[22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,23,30],"During","the","school","play","yesterday,","I","were","behind","curtain.","was",6,[31,34,35,36],"is","are","be",{"id":38,"sentenceTemplate":39,"displayOrder":40,"explanation":41,"exampleSentence":42,"blanks":43,"payload":44},"01a01413-a1b9-7169-81e7-194850ef0f66","You was next to the stage at the concert last night.",1,"Use 'were' with 'you', even when you are speaking to one person.","You were next to the stage at the concert last night.",[],{"hint":45,"words":46,"correct":28,"wrongIndex":40,"corrections":55},"Look at the subject before the past form.",[47,31,48,49,23,50,51,23,52,53,54],"You","next","to","stage","at","concert","last","night.",[28,56,34,36],"am",{"id":58,"sentenceTemplate":59,"displayOrder":60,"explanation":61,"exampleSentence":62,"blanks":63,"payload":64},"01a01413-a1b9-71bd-81e7-1948516137ff","Mia and Leo was the school photographers last year.",2,"Mia and Leo are two people, so use 'were' for their past roles.","Mia and Leo were the school photographers last year.",[],{"hint":65,"words":66,"correct":28,"wrongIndex":72,"corrections":73},"Two people need a plural past form.",[67,68,69,31,23,24,70,53,71],"Mia","and","Leo","photographers","year.",3,[28,56,34,36],{"id":75,"sentenceTemplate":76,"displayOrder":72,"explanation":77,"exampleSentence":78,"blanks":79,"payload":80},"01a01413-a1b9-71f5-81e7-1948524180dc","Sara looked worried because she weren't ready at eight yesterday.","Use 'wasn't' with 'she' to make a negative sentence about the past.","Sara looked worried because she wasn't ready at eight yesterday.",[],{"hint":81,"words":82,"correct":92,"wrongIndex":93,"corrections":94},"Check the negative past form for she.",[83,84,85,86,87,88,89,51,90,91],"Sara","looked","worried","because","she","weren't","ready","eight","yesterday.","wasn't",5,[92,95,96,97],"didn't","doesn't","haven't",{"id":99,"sentenceTemplate":100,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":101,"exampleSentence":102,"blanks":103,"payload":104},"01a01413-a1b9-7229-81e7-1948530e1264","We ate indoors because the garden tables wasn't dry after the rain.","Use 'weren't' with the plural subject 'the garden tables'.","We ate indoors because the garden tables weren't dry after the rain.",[],{"hint":105,"words":106,"correct":88,"wrongIndex":115,"corrections":116},"The subject is plural.",[107,108,109,86,23,110,111,92,112,113,23,114],"We","ate","indoors","garden","tables","dry","after","rain.",7,[88,117,31,36],"isn't",{"id":119,"sentenceTemplate":120,"displayOrder":93,"explanation":121,"exampleSentence":122,"blanks":123,"payload":124},"01a01413-a1b9-7255-81e7-1948540290cd","At eight last night, was your parents still at work?","A past question with the plural subject 'your parents' uses 'were' before the subject.","At eight last night, were your parents still at work?",[],{"hint":125,"words":126,"correct":28,"wrongIndex":9,"corrections":133},"Check the first word of the question after the time phrase.",[127,90,53,128,31,129,130,131,51,132],"At","night,","your","parents","still","work?",[28,134,135,34],"did","has",{"id":137,"sentenceTemplate":138,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":139,"exampleSentence":140,"blanks":141,"payload":142},"01a01413-a1b9-7285-81e7-1948540f63de","Why were Nina upset after the meeting yesterday?","In a past wh-question, use 'was' before the singular subject 'Nina'.","Why was Nina upset after the meeting yesterday?",[],{"hint":143,"words":144,"correct":31,"wrongIndex":40,"corrections":150},"The subject after the verb is one person.",[145,28,146,147,113,23,148,149],"Why","Nina","upset","meeting","yesterday?",[31,56,35,36],{"id":152,"sentenceTemplate":153,"displayOrder":115,"explanation":154,"exampleSentence":155,"blanks":156,"payload":157},"01a01413-a1b9-72b5-81e7-19485462304c","Were you at rehearsal last night? Yes, I were.","In the short answer, use 'was' with 'I': 'Yes, I was.'","Were you at rehearsal last night? Yes, I was.",[],{"hint":158,"words":159,"correct":166,"wrongIndex":167,"corrections":168},"The short answer has the subject I.",[160,161,51,162,53,163,164,27,165],"Were","you","rehearsal","night?","Yes,","were.","was.",8,[166,169,170,171],"is.","are.","be.",{"id":173,"sentenceTemplate":174,"displayOrder":167,"explanation":175,"exampleSentence":176,"blanks":177,"payload":178},"01a01413-a1b9-72e5-81e7-1948548627d2","Was your phone in your bag after class? No, it weren't.","The question uses 'was' with a singular subject, so the negative short answer ends with 'wasn't'.","Was your phone in your bag after class? No, it wasn't.",[],{"hint":179,"words":180,"correct":189,"wrongIndex":190,"corrections":191},"Match the negative short answer to Was.",[181,129,182,183,129,184,113,185,186,187,188],"Was","phone","in","bag","class?","No,","it","weren't.","wasn't.",10,[189,192,193],"aren't.","haven't.",{"id":195,"sentenceTemplate":196,"displayOrder":197,"explanation":198,"exampleSentence":199,"blanks":200,"payload":201},"01a01413-a1b9-7319-81e7-19485495bb6f","Last year, there were a small café near the school.",9,"Use 'there was' before one thing: 'a small café'.","Last year, there was a small café near the school.",[],{"hint":202,"words":203,"correct":31,"wrongIndex":72,"corrections":212},"Look at how many cafés the sentence mentions.",[204,205,206,28,207,208,209,210,23,211],"Last","year,","there","a","small","café","near","school.",[31,56,35,213],"had",{"id":215,"sentenceTemplate":216,"displayOrder":190,"explanation":217,"exampleSentence":218,"blanks":219,"payload":220},"01a01413-a1b9-7345-81e7-194854fb079c","Yesterday, there was three heavy bags on the kitchen table.","Use 'there were' before more than one thing: 'three heavy bags'.","Yesterday, there were three heavy bags on the kitchen table.",[],{"hint":221,"words":222,"correct":28,"wrongIndex":60,"corrections":230},"Look at the plural noun after the verb.",[223,206,31,224,225,226,227,23,228,229],"Yesterday,","three","heavy","bags","on","kitchen","table.",[28,56,36,213],{"id":232,"sentenceTemplate":233,"displayOrder":234,"explanation":235,"exampleSentence":236,"blanks":237,"payload":238},"01a01413-a1b9-7371-81e7-1948552022c1","Last year, the museum were busy, but it is quiet now.",11,"Use past 'was' with the singular subject 'the museum' and 'last year'; 'is' correctly describes now.","Last year, the museum was busy, but it is quiet now.",[],{"hint":239,"words":240,"correct":31,"wrongIndex":9,"corrections":246},"The first time phrase is about the past.",[204,205,23,241,28,242,243,187,34,244,245],"museum","busy,","but","quiet","now.",[31,35,56,36],"\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_8cb691f7-8c4a-4a20-bbe4-56a788e37ea4_hero.webp",{"title":249,"slug":250,"language":251,"level":252},"Past Simple of 'be'","past-simple-of-be","en","A1"]