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Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)​I ______ a baby.
Explanation The correct answer is "was" because the subject "I" is singular and requires the singular form of the verb "to be," which is "was."
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Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)They ______ very good friends.
Explanation The correct answer is "were" because the sentence is referring to multiple people being good friends. "Were" is the past tense form of the verb "to be" used for plural subjects.
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3.
Put in order the following sentence ( ordena la siguiente oración)was / a teacher / he / not
Explanation The given sentence "He was not a teacher" is the correct answer because it follows the correct word order and grammar rules. The subject "he" is followed by the verb "was" and the negation "not," and the sentence is completed with the noun phrase "a teacher." This sentence conveys the intended meaning that the person referred to was not a teacher.
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Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)She ______ in the hospital
Explanation The correct answer is "was" because "She" is a singular pronoun, and the verb "was" is used for singular subjects in the past tense.
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5.
You ________angry
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
B. Were
Explanation The correct answer is "were". This is because "were" is the past tense of the verb "to be" used with the pronoun "you". In this sentence, the subject "you" is being described as angry in the past tense.
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6.
We________at school.
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
B. Were
Explanation The correct answer is "were". In this question, the subject is plural ("we"), so the correct form of the verb "to be" is "were". "Was" is used for singular subjects.
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7.
I ______at the cinema.
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
A. Was
Explanation The correct answer is "was" because the subject "I" is singular, so it requires the singular form of the verb "to be."
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8.
The children ______ in the garden
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
B. Were
Explanation The correct answer is "were" because "children" is a plural noun and requires a plural verb form. In this sentence, "were" is the correct past tense form of the verb "to be" to agree with the subject "children."
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9.
She ______ in the hospital
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
A. Was
Explanation The correct answer is "was" because the word "she" is a singular pronoun, and the verb should agree with the subject in number. In this case, "was" is the correct past tense form of the verb "to be" for a singular subject.
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10.
My favorite song ______ The cow Lola.
A.
Was
B.
Were
Correct Answer
A. Was
Explanation The correct answer is "was" because the subject "My favorite song" is singular, and therefore requires a singular verb.
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11.
Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)My friends _______ in the park yesterday afternoon.
Correct Answer was were
Explanation The correct answer is "were". In this sentence, "friends" is a plural noun, so the verb should also be plural. "Were" is the plural form of the verb "to be".
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12.
Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)We _________ in Rome last year.
Correct Answer was were
Explanation The correct answer is "was, were" because the sentence is referring to multiple people or things (we) being in Rome last year. "Was" is used for singular subjects, while "were" is used for plural subjects.
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13.
Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)Beethoven ______ a musician.
Correct Answer was were
Explanation The correct answer is "was". In this sentence, we are talking about Beethoven, who is a singular noun. Therefore, we need to use the singular form of the verb "to be", which is "was". "Were" is the plural form of the verb and would be used if we were talking about multiple musicians.
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14.
Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)The students _______ at school yesterday.
Correct Answer was were
Explanation The correct answer is "were". This is because the subject "students" is plural, so the correct verb form to use is the plural form "were".
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Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)She _______ on the beach last week.
Correct Answer was were
Explanation The correct answer is "was". This is because the subject "She" is singular, so the verb should also be singular. "Were" is the plural form of the verb "to be", so it would not be appropriate in this sentence.
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Fill in the blank with was / were ( escribe en el espacio en blanco)Tom and Sara __________ at a restaurant.
Correct Answer were was
Explanation The correct answer is "were." This is because the subject of the sentence is "Tom and Sara," which is plural, so the correct verb form to use is "were."
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17.
Put in order the following sentence (ordena la siguiente oración)were / in Cali / they / not
Correct Answer they were not in Cali
Explanation The given sentence is asking to put the words in the correct order. The correct order of the words is "they were not in Cali," which means that the subject "they" were not located in the city of Cali.
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18.
Put in order the following sentence (ordena la siguiente oración):was / she /a beautiful baby
Correct Answer she was a beautiful baby
Explanation The correct answer is "she was a beautiful baby" because it follows a subject-verb-object sentence structure. The subject "she" is followed by the verb "was" and the object "a beautiful baby". This order creates a grammatically correct and coherent sentence.
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19.
Put in order the following sentence (ordena la siguiente oración):not / was/ Michael / in the school
Correct Answer Michael was not in the school
Explanation The given sentence is in the correct order. It states that Michael was not in the school.
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