Standard English Verbs

Question 1

Which rewrite of the sentence below is correct and gives the right reason for the change? Original: "After school, Alex and Maya was drawing doodles."

Accepted Answer

After school, Alex and Maya were drawing doodles because the subject is plural, so standard English uses 'were' with plural subjects.

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After school, Alex and Maya were drawing doodles because it sounds more formal in writing.

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After school, Alex and Maya was drawing doodles because the verb 'was' matches the past tense.

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After school, Alex and Maya was drawing doodles because the original sentence sounded okay when spoken.

Question 2

Read the sentence: "After lunch, we was playing soccer in the yard." Which option below shows the correct standard‑English change and explains why that change is needed?

Accepted Answer

After lunch, we were playing soccer in the yard. This uses the standard past‑tense form "were" because the subject "we" is plural.

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After lunch, we were playing soccer in the yard. This sounds more formal, so we use "were" instead of "was."

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After lunch, we was playing soccer in the yard. We keep "was" because it matches the past tense of "play."

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After lunch, we was playing soccer in the yard. This is correct because "was" is the right verb for a group.

Question 3

Which sentence uses the correct standard verb form for the past tense?

Accepted Answer

We were playing.

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We was playing.

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We is playing.

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We were play.

Try three questions

Which rewrite of the sentence below is correct and gives the right reason for the change? Original: "After school, Alex and Maya was drawing doodles."

Read the sentence: "After lunch, we was playing soccer in the yard." Which option below shows the correct standard‑English change and explains why that change is needed?

Which sentence uses the correct standard verb form for the past tense?

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