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A1executive30 minutes

Where were you?

Explaining your absence from a meeting yesterday.

Yesterday, you missed a meeting. Your manager asks, "Where were you?" You need to explain your absence.

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Yesterday

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Sick

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Out of office

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Away

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Was

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Were

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Last week

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Appointment

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Vacation

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Conference

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Absent

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Subject	Past Simple To Be	Example
I	was	I was at home.
You	were	You were busy.
He / She / It	was	He was sick.
We	were	We were together.
They	were	They were away.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I missed the standup yesterday — at the time I was on a .

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I was not at my desk at three — I was working from my in the afternoon.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I had an with the dentist on Thursday at four pm.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I was not on the call yesterday — I was meeting the client .

Which sentence explains where you were yesterday?

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I was not in the office Tuesday — I was discussing the budget a partner over Zoom.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Yesterday I was — I had a doctor's appointment in the morning.

Practice

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I sick yesterday.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

They busy last week.

Which is correct?

Match each subject to the correct form.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I had a for lunch yesterday. It was good.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I at a conference yesterday. (past of 'am')

A scheduled meeting is called an...

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

They on vacation last week.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Last quarter was the most period for the engineering team.

💡 Hint:Elevated L1 transfer difficulty (15% - 20%). Highlight the target word (e.g. preposition or pronoun) in a pre-exercise reading prompt.

Yesterday I forgot to add to my morning latte.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

The airline had to the morning flight because of heavy fog.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I was in the when the fire alarm went off last Thursday.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

The remote setup helped us on commute time last quarter.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

I cannot answer the call — I'm in a deep work block.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Yesterday I was working because of the storm warning all morning.

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