It looks like you’re working on a grammar exercise! The correct way to complete that sentence depends on whether you are talking to one person or multiple people, but in most conversational contexts, the answer is called.
Here is the breakdown:
The Correct Answer
“Why didn’t you answer when I called yesterday?” “I am sorry, I was watching a movie.”
Why “Called” is correct
In English, when we use the auxiliary verb did (or the negative didn’t), it already carries the past tense for the question. However, the second part of your sentence (“when I…”) is a separate clause describing a completed action in the past.
- الاجابة : called.
The Action: The act of calling happened at a specific time yesterday and is finished.
The Tense: We use the Simple Past tense (called) to describe that completed action.
The Context: This is a classic “interrupted action” scenario. You were calling (short action) while the other person was watching (long, ongoing action) a movie.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Don’t use “call”: “When I call yesterday” is incorrect because “yesterday” requires a past tense verb.
Don’t use “was calling”: While “When I was calling” is grammatically possible, we usually use the simple past (called) for the specific moment the phone rang.
