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The past tense of the verb to be

1/12/2020

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Category: Verb tenses
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Affirmative form: Subject + was/were
I was
You were
He / She /It was
We were
You were
They were
Examples:
  • I was in Hawaii in 2015.
  • You were sick.
  • He was in the park.
  • She was my girlfriend.
  • It was cloudy.
  • We were friends.
  • You were married.
  • They were tired this morning.
Negative form: Subject + was not /were not
I was not
You were not
He / She /It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not
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Contractions
  • was not - wasn't
  • were not - weren't
Examples:
  • I wasn’t invited.
  • Mary was not at home.
  • Susan and Leo weren’t married.
  • We were not tired.
Interrogative form: Was / Were + Subject
The question form of simple past tense with “To be” can be made by putting the verb (was or were) before the subject.
Examples:
  • Was I late? Yes, you were. / No, you were not.
  • Were you happy? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

You can add a question word (why, where, when, who, how, etc.) before was or were to ask for more information.
Examples:
  • Why was I hungry?
  • Where were you?
  • When was he sick?
  • Who was she?
  • How was the trip?
  • Where were we?
  • How long were you together before you were engaged?
  • Why were they abandoned?
Worksheets
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Verb to be in past tense 1
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Verb to be in past tense 2
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Verb to be in past tense 3
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