Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:Was it hot yesterday...
The context refers to an action completed in the past. It requires a past tense form of the base verb 'be'. "Is" in option A is incorrect as "is" is used to indicate the simple present. "Was" in option B is correct as "was" is used to indicate the simple past tense. It correctly indicates the weather yesterday (past). "Were" in option C is incorrect as it is used to indicate the simple past of 'be'. However, we need the simple past of the auxiliary verb 'is'. "Wasn't" in option D is incorrect as the answer to the interrogative statement begins with 'yes'. Thus, it indicates agreement over the question. So, the weather was hot. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
View all questions of this testFill in the blank with the most appropriate word:Was it hot yesterday...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'B' - "was".
In this question, we are talking about the weather condition yesterday. Since we are referring to a specific time in the past (yesterday), we use the past tense form of the verb "to be", which is "was" for the pronoun "it".
Here's a breakdown of the options:
a) "Is" is the present tense form of the verb "to be". Since we are talking about the past, this option is incorrect.
b) "Was" is the past tense form of the verb "to be". This is the correct answer as it matches the tense required for the question.
c) "Were" is the past tense form of the verb "to be", but it is used for plural subjects, not singular subjects like "it". Therefore, this option is incorrect.
d) "Wasn't" is the contraction of "was not". Since the question is asking about the weather being hot, using "wasn't" would imply that the weather was not hot. Therefore, this option is incorrect.
To summarize, when referring to a specific time in the past, we use the past tense form of the verb "to be". In this case, since the subject is "it", the correct answer is "was".