Question

Choose the option that completes the sentence correctly.

I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you _____ at home.

• A. Was not
• B. Are not
• C. Have been not
• D. Were not

Answer 1

The correct option is D Were not

From the sentence, we can infer that it is in the simple past tense because of the words 'wanted' and 'yesterday'. There are no words or phrases that include 'have/had' to indicate the past perfect or past continuous tenses.

The only option in the simple past tense is option D. Option A is also in the simple past tense, but is incorrect because 'was' is not used for second person singular 'you'.