Free. Exclusive. Just for you.
Four unique services that make learning easier, faster, and smarter - only on our website.

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet asking "Where were you?" with sentences about being at the shopping centre, theatre, and home at different times of the day.

A black and white worksheet titled "WHERE WERE YOU?" with fill-in-the-blank sentences about locations and times, sourced from teacherfiera.com.

A black and white worksheet titled "WHERE WERE YOU?" with fill-in-the-blank sentences about locations and times, sourced from teacherfiera.com.

JPG 768×1024 95.9 KB Free · Personal Use
Quality Assured by Worksheets Library Team
Reviewed for educational accuracy and age-appropriateness
ID: #520826
Show Answer Key & Explanations Step-by-step solution for: 8 Where Were You Yesterday Worksheets PDF | PDF
The task is to fill in the blanks in a song or poem about where someone was at different times of the day. The structure uses past tense verbs and time expressions.

Let’s go step by step:

1. First stanza:
- “Where ___ you ___ ?” → This is asking about location in the past. The verb “were” fits because “you” is plural or informal singular.
- Then it says: “We were out, we were out / We were out, out all day.” → So the answer to the question is “out”.
- Therefore: “Where were you out?” — but wait, that doesn’t sound right grammatically. Actually, looking again — the blank after “you” is likely meant to be filled with “out”, making the full question: “Where were you?” and then the answer is “out”. But the blank is placed as “Where ___ you ___ ?” — so maybe it’s “Where were you at?”? No, let’s look at the pattern.

Actually, re-reading: The first line is “Where ___ you ___ ?” and then immediately below it says “We were out, we were out...” — so the second blank is probably “out”, and the first blank is “were”. So: “Where were you out?” — but that’s not standard English. Wait — perhaps it’s meant to be “Where were you?” and the second blank is part of the answer? But the format shows two blanks in the question.

Looking at the other stanzas for pattern:

Second stanza:
- “Where ___ you in the ___?” → Answer: “I ___ at the ___ centre” → and then “At the shopping centre / I was at the shopping centre ___ morning.”
→ So likely: “Where were you in the day?” → “I was at the shopping centre, / At the shopping centre / I was at the shopping centre this morning.”

Third stanza:
- “Where ___ you in the ___?” → “I ___ at the ___, at the theatre / I was at the ___ with June.”
→ Likely: “Where were you in the evening?” → “I was at the theatre, at the theatre / I was at the theatre with June.”

Fourth stanza:
- “Where were you in the ___?” → “We ___ at home, we were at ___ / We were at home ___ evening.”
→ Likely: “Where were you in the evening?” → “We were at home, we were at home / We were at home this evening.”

Wait — let’s check consistency.

Actually, looking at the lyrics, this seems to be based on the children’s song “Where Were You?” which typically goes:

Where were you?
We were out, we were out,
We were out, out all day.

Where were you in the day?
I was at the shopping centre,
At the shopping centre,
I was at the shopping centre this morning.

Where were you in the evening?
I was at the theatre, at the theatre,
I was at the theatre with June.

Where were you in the night?
We were at home, we were at home,
We were at home this evening.

But in the worksheet, the last stanza says “evening” again — so maybe it’s “night” or “evening”.

Also, note: In the fourth stanza, it says “We ___ at home” — should be “were”.

And “we were at ___” — probably “home” again.

And “We were at home ___ evening” — likely “this”.

So let’s fill in based on common sense and grammar:

First stanza:
- Where were you out? → But that’s awkward. Perhaps the second blank is not “out” — maybe it’s “at”? No.

Wait — actually, looking closely at the first stanza:

“Where ___ you ___ ?”
Then: “We were out, we were out” — so the answer is “out”, meaning the question is “Where were you?” and the blank after “you” might be a mistake? Or perhaps it’s “Where were you going?” — no.

Another possibility: Maybe the second blank is for the answer, but it’s written as part of the question line. That doesn’t make sense.

Perhaps it’s a typo, and it should be:

Where were you?
We were out, we were out...

But the worksheet has two blanks in the question line.

Looking at the second stanza: “Where ___ you in the ___?” — here, the second blank is clearly for a time word like “day”, “evening”, etc.

Similarly, third stanza: “Where ___ you in the ___?” — same.

Fourth stanza: “Where were you in the ___?” — already has “were”, so only one blank for time.

So for first stanza, it’s “Where ___ you ___ ?” — likely “were” and then “out” — even though “Where were you out?” is not standard, in the context of the song, it might be acceptable as a lyric.

Alternatively, perhaps the second blank is “at” — “Where were you at?” — but that’s redundant.

I think the intended answer is:

First stanza:
- Where were you out? (accepting the lyric as is)

But let’s see the answer lines: After the question, it says “We were out, we were out” — so the response is “out”, so the question must be implying “where” and the answer is “out”.

Perhaps the second blank is not meant to be filled — but the worksheet has it.

Another idea: Maybe the first blank is “were”, and the second blank is empty or for emphasis — but that doesn’t fit.

Let’s look for standard version of this song.

Upon recall, the song is often:

Where were you?
We were out, we were out,
We were out, out all day.

So perhaps the worksheet has a formatting issue, and the second blank in the first question is not supposed to be there, or it’s for “out” as part of the answer.

But to follow the worksheet literally:

For the first question: “Where ___ you ___ ?” — the most logical fill is “were” and “out”, even if grammatically odd.

Then second stanza:
- Where were you in the day?
- I was at the shopping centre,
- At the shopping centre
- I was at the shopping centre this morning.

Third stanza:
- Where were you in the evening?
- I was at the theatre, at the theatre
- I was at the theatre with June.

Fourth stanza:
- Where were you in the night? (or evening — but it says “evening” in the answer, so perhaps “night” for variety)
- We were at home, we were at home
- We were at home this evening.

In the fourth stanza, the question says “in the ___”, and the answer says “evening”, so likely the blank is “evening” or “night”. Since it says “this evening” at the end, probably “evening” for the question too.

But to avoid repetition, maybe “night” — but the worksheet might expect “evening”.

Also, in the third stanza, it says “at the theatre” twice, so for the blank “I ___ at the ___”, it should be “was” and “theatre”.

Similarly, “I was at the ___ with June” — “theatre”.

Now, for the fourth stanza: “We ___ at home” — “were”; “we were at ___” — “home”; “We were at home ___ evening” — “this”.

So let’s compile:

First stanza:
- Where were you out? [though awkward, it matches the lyric]

But wait — perhaps the second blank is not “out” — maybe it’s “going” or something else. Let’s think differently.

Another approach: In some versions, it’s “Where were you?” and then the answer is given, so the blanks might be:

First question: “Where were you ?” — but there are two blanks.

Perhaps the second blank is for the time, but it’s not specified.

I think I found a better way: Look at the answer lines.

After the first question, it says “We were out, we were out” — so the response is “out”, so the question is “Where were you?” and the second blank might be a mistake, or it’s for “out” as in “Where were you out?” meaning “in what place were you out?” — but that’s forced.

Perhaps it’s “Where were you at?” — but “at” is not needed.

Let’s check online or standard version.

Since I can't, I'll go with common sense and grammar.

For the first stanza, the most reasonable fill is:
- Where were you ? — but there are two blanks, so perhaps “were” and then leave the second blank or put “out”.

But the worksheet has “Where ___ you ___ ?” and then “We were out...”, so likely the second blank is “out”.

Similarly, in the second stanza, “Where ___ you in the ___?” — “were” and “day”.

Then “I ___ at the ___ centre” — “was” and “shopping”.

Then “I was at the shopping centre ___ morning.” — “this”.

Third stanza: “Where ___ you in the ___?” — “were” and “evening”

“I ___ at the ___” — “was” and “theatre”

“I was at the ___ with June.” — “theatre”

Fourth stanza: “Where were you in the ___?” — “evening” or “night” — let's say “evening” for consistency, but the answer says “this evening”, so perhaps “night” for the question to vary.

But the worksheet has “evening” in the answer, so likely the blank is “evening”.

“We ___ at home” — “were”

“we were at ___” — “home”

“We were at home ___ evening.” — “this”

So final fills:

First stanza:
- Where were you out? [accepting the lyric]

But to make it grammatical, perhaps the second blank is not “out” — maybe it’s “going” but that doesn't fit.

Another idea: Perhaps the first blank is “were”, and the second blank is for the answer, but it's written as part of the question line by mistake.

I think for the purpose of this worksheet, we'll fill as per the pattern.

Let me write the filled version:

Where were you out?
We were out, we were out
We were out, out all day.

Where were you in the day?
I was at the shopping centre,
At the shopping centre
I was at the shopping centre this morning.

Where were you in the evening?
I was at the theatre, at the theatre
I was at the theatre with June.

Where were you in the night?
We were at home, we were at home
We were at home this evening.

In the fourth stanza, the question is “Where were you in the ___?” and the answer is “this evening”, so if we put “night” in the blank, it makes sense: “in the night” vs “this evening” — but “evening” and “night” are close.

To be consistent, perhaps use “evening” for both, but the worksheet might allow it.

Since the third stanza uses “evening”, and fourth uses “evening” in the answer, perhaps the fourth question blank is “night”.

I think “night” is better for variety.

Also, in the first stanza, “out” might be intended for the second blank.

So I'll go with that.

Final decision:

First stanza blanks: were, out
Second stanza: were, day, was, shopping, this
Third stanza: were, evening, was, theatre, theatre
Fourth stanza: night, were, home, this

But in the fourth stanza, the question is “Where were you in the ___?” — so only one blank for time, and then “We ___ at home” — blank for verb, “we were at ___” — blank for place, “We were at home ___ evening.” — blank for determiner.

So for fourth stanza:
- in the night
- We were at home
- we were at home
- We were at home this evening.

Yes.

Now, for the first stanza, is "out" correct for the second blank? Let's see the sentence: "Where were you out?" — it's not standard, but in the context of the song, it might be accepted as "Where were you? [Answer: out]" but the blank is in the question.

Perhaps the second blank is for "at" — "Where were you at?" — which is colloquial.

But "out" is given in the answer, so likely "out".

I think it's fine.

So the completed worksheet should have:

First question: were, out
Second: were, day, was, shopping, this
Third: were, evening, was, theatre, theatre
Fourth: night, were, home, this

But in the fourth stanza, the first line is "Where were you in the ___?" — so the blank is for the time word, and it's already "were", so no blank for verb there.

Yes.

So to list all blanks in order:

1. were (first blank of first question)
2. out (second blank of first question)
3. were (first blank of second question)
4. day (second blank of second question)
5. was (first blank of second answer)
6. shopping (second blank of second answer)
7. this (blank before morning)
8. were (first blank of third question)
9. evening (second blank of third question)
10. was (first blank of third answer)
11. theatre (second blank of third answer)
12. theatre (blank in "I was at the ___ with June")
13. night (blank in fourth question)
14. were (blank in "We ___ at home")
15. home (blank in "we were at ___")
16. this (blank before evening in fourth answer)

But the worksheet has specific lines, so we need to fill each blank as per the text.

Since the user asked to solve the problem, and the final answer should be the filled-in text, but the instruction is to provide the final answer as the solution.

Perhaps the final answer is the list of words to fill in.

But the response format says "Final Answer: [Provide only the final correct answer]"

And since it's a fill-in-the-blank, the final answer could be the completed sentences, but that's long.

Typically for such tasks, the final answer is the words for the blanks.

But to be precise, let's see.

Perhaps I should output the filled version.

But the instruction says "provide only the final correct answer" after reasoning.

I think for clarity, I'll provide the words in order.

But let's confirm with the song.

Upon second thought, I recall the actual song lyrics are:

Where were you?
We were out, we were out,
We were out, out all day.

Where were you in the day?
I was at the shopping centre,
At the shopping centre,
I was at the shopping centre this morning.

Where were you in the evening?
I was at the theatre, at the theatre,
I was at the theatre with June.

Where were you in the night?
We were at home, we were at home,
We were at home this evening.

So the blanks should be filled accordingly.

For the first question, it's "Where were you?" — so only one blank for "were", but the worksheet has two blanks: "Where ___ you ___ ?" — so perhaps the second blank is not used, or it's a error.

To match the worksheet, for the first question, the first blank is "were", and the second blank might be left blank or filled with "out", but in the song, there is no word after "you" in the question.

Perhaps the second blank is for the answer, but it's written as part of the question line.

I think for accuracy, in the first question, the second blank should be empty or not filled, but that's not possible.

Another possibility: "Where were you at?" — and "at" is the second blank.

But "out" is in the answer.

I think the best is to fill "were" and "out" for the first question, as per the lyric's spirit.

So I'll proceed.

Final Answer will be the sequence of words for the blanks.

But to make it clear, perhaps list them.

Since the response format requires "Final Answer: [answer]", and for fill-in-the-blank, it's the words.

I think I'll provide the filled text for the first few lines as example, but that's not efficient.

Perhaps the final answer is the list of words in order.

Let's count the blanks:

From the image description:

Line 1: Where ___ you ___ ? → 2 blanks

Line 2: We were out, we were out → no blank

Line 3: We were out, out all day. → no blank

Line 4: Where ___ you in the ___? → 2 blanks

Line 5: I ___ at the ___ centre, → 2 blanks

Line 6: At the shopping centre → no blank

Line 7: I was at the shopping centre → no blank

Line 8: ___ morning. → 1 blank

Line 9: Where ___ you in the ___? → 2 blanks

Line 10: I ___ at the ___, at the theatre → 2 blanks

Line 11: I was at the ___ with June. → 1 blank

Line 12: Where were you in the ___? → 1 blank (since "were" is given)

Line 13: We ___ at home, we were at ___ → 2 blanks

Line 14: We were at home ___ evening. → 1 blank

So total blanks: 2+2+2+1+2+2+1+1+2+1 = let's calculate: 2 (first) +2 (second question) +2 (second answer) +1 (morning) +2 (third question) +2 (third answer part1) +1 (third answer part2) +1 (fourth question) +2 (fourth answer part1) +1 (fourth answer part2) = 2+2=4; +2=6; +1=7; +2=9; +2=11; +1=12; +1=13; +2=15; +1=16 blanks.

Words to fill:

1. were (first blank first question)
2. out (second blank first question) [or perhaps "at", but I'll use "out"]
3. were (first blank second question)
4. day (second blank second question)
5. was (first blank second answer)
6. shopping (second blank second answer)
7. this (blank before morning)
8. were (first blank third question)
9. evening (second blank third question)
10. was (first blank third answer)
11. theatre (second blank third answer)
12. theatre (blank in "I was at the ___ with June")
13. night (blank in fourth question) [or "evening", but "night" for variety]
14. were (blank in "We ___ at home")
15. home (blank in "we were at ___")
16. this (blank before evening)

For the fourth question, since the answer says "this evening", and to avoid repetition with the third stanza, "night" is better.

Also, in the first question, "out" for the second blank is acceptable in the context.

So the final answer is the sequence of these words.

But for the response, I'll box the list.

Since it's a fill-in-the-blank, perhaps the final answer is the completed sentences, but that's lengthy.

I think for this format, providing the words in order is fine.

So Final Answer: were, out, were, day, was, shopping, this, were, evening, was, theatre, theatre, night, were, home, this

But let's write it as a string.

Perhaps as a list.

I think it's ok.

To match the worksheet, the answer should be the filled-in text, but for brevity, I'll provide the words.

Another way: since the user might expect the answers for each blank, but the response format is "Final Answer: [answer]", so I'll put the sequence.

I think it's acceptable.

So after reasoning, the final answer is the list of words for the blanks in order.

But to be precise, let's see if "out" is correct for the first question's second blank.

Upon double-checking, in some versions, it's "Where were you?" and the answer is "out", so the second blank might be intended for "out" as part of the question, but it's unusual.

Perhaps the first question is "Where were you at?" and "at" is the second blank, and "out" is the answer.

But the worksheet has "We were out" as the answer, so the question should be "Where were you?"

I think there's a mistake in the worksheet formatting.

For the sake of completing, I'll use "were" and leave the second blank as "out" as per the lyric's flow.

So I'll go with that.

Final Answer: were, out, were, day, was, shopping, this, were, evening, was, theatre, theatre, night, were, home, this
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of where and were worksheet.
Print Download

How to use

Click Print to open a print-ready version directly in your browser, or use Download to save the file to your device. The ⭐ Answer button generates an AI answer key instantly - useful for teachers who need a quick reference. Need a different version? Our AI Worksheet Generator lets you create a custom worksheet on any topic in seconds.

(view all where and were worksheet)

Easily Confused Words - Were, Were and Where - Worksheet ...
Where, wear, were and were worksheet online exercise for | Live ...
Homophones where, were, were, wear worksheet | Live Worksheets
8 Where Were You Yesterday Worksheets PDF | PDF
BusyTeacher.org
Were, Where, Wear and We´re - ESL worksheet by larissa.hay
English worksheets: Where, Wear, and were
Sight Word: Were (Worksheets)
Usage of Is, Are, and Was, Were Worksheet for 2nd - 3rd Grade ...
Commonly Confused Words Worksheet | Homophones and Grammar