Question

Fill in the blank with the verb in its correct form:

I _______ very tired. So I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)

• A. am
• B. will be
• C. was
• D. have been

Answer 1

The correct option is C was

The simple past (also called past simple, past indefinite) is a verb tense which is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past. The simple past is also frequently used to talk about past habits and generalizations. The simple past is formed using the verb + ed. Questions are made with did and negative forms are made with did not.

Since, we are talking about an action which has happened in the past, we will be using simple past tense.

Now, in this particular sentence the verb "be" has come into picture. It is also irregular in the simple past. Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two simple past forms: "was" and "were." It also has different question forms and negative forms.

In this case, the simple past tense verb is "was"

Option C is correct.