Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Question
- Three of these verb forms are wrong.
- Choices
- Item
- They were here yesterday
- Correct
- Yes
- Explanation
- Plural subjects take 'were'.
- Item
- They was here yesterday
- Explanation
- Third person singular takes 'is'.
- Item
- He are here today
- Explanation
- First person singular takes 'am'.
- Item
- I are here today
Explanation
Each trap breaks agreement or tense. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.