Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the brackets.

We_______(surprise) at the news of her defeat.

• A. surprised
• B. surprising
• C. were surprised
• D. had been surprised

Answer 1

The correct option is C were surprised

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical centre of the predicate in a sentence. Option C) were surprised is correct as the past simple tense is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past. The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here. The correct answer is C) were surprised. Also, the given sentence is in the passive voice.