Question

Choose the appropriate form of verb to complete the sentence:
George _______ (not / be) very well last week.
A) Hasn’t been
B) Wasn’t
C) Isn’t
D) Haven’t been

Answer 1

Hint: Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing. Along with nouns, verbs are the main part of a sentence or phrase, telling a story about what is taking place.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A) Hasn’t been – is an incorrect answer because the verb ‘hasn’t been’ is short of has not and the verb is in present form. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the sentence ‘George _______ (not / be) very well last week’ is in simple past tense so we need the answer to be in the same tense. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Wasn’t – is the correct answer because the verb ‘wasn’t’ is the short of was not and in the past tense. However, this goes with the same tense of the sentence ‘George _______ (not / be) very well last week’ and this is the correct answer.
Option C) Isn’t – is an incorrect answer because the verb ‘isn’t’ is in the present tense and we need an answer to be in past tense. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Haven’t been - is an incorrect answer because the verb ‘haven’t been’ is in the present tense haven’t is the short way of have not and we need an answer to be in the past tense. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
The sentence in the question ‘George _______ (not / be) very well last week’ is in simple past tense and it is used to indicate an action which happened or occurred sometime in the past. The given sentence gives information of the state of George in the last week, i.e. past. The syntax of simple past tense is: verb in the second form. Helping verb acts as the main verb if there is no main verb in the sentence. Therefore, the correct option is: wasn't. Other three options are in present tense. So, they are incorrect.