Category: Verb tenses
FORM
Affirmative form: Subject + was/were
I was
You were
He / She /It was
We were
You were
They 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
Contractions
You were not
He / She /It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not
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?
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