Either Anita or you ___________ late for class.

Option: (a) are (b) was (c) were (d) has been

• Either Anita or you WERE late for class.
  Either you or Anita WAS late for class.
  The verb takes the singular or plural form w.r.t the nearest noun.
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• b) was
  because subject is singular
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• Ans : were
  because when we use either....or,neither....nor,
  then verb takes singular or plural w.r.t nearest noun or pronoun.
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• Either Anita or you ARE late for class.
  Ans (a) are
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• either ...or indicates single person . Hence we can use verbs related to single verbs only...The statement indicats action in the past . So (was) option b is correct.
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