PAST SIMPLE VERB TO BE

PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB TO BE
WAS / WERE

GRAMMAR

We can use the past simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the "past".

I was sad yesterday.
They were at the park yesterday.

We were at the cinema last night.
They were happy.

​Use were for We, You and They.

She was at the school.
He was a Science teacher last month.

​Use was for I, He, She and It.

How to use it in Affirmative sentences?

We were not at the cinema last night.
They weren´t happy.

​(were not) or ( weren´t)

She wasn´t at the school.
He was not a Science teacher last month.

​(was not) or ( wasn´t)

How to use it in Negative sentences?For negative use not

Were we at the cinema last night?
Yes, we were.
Were they happy?
No, we weren´t.

​Structure: Was/Were + subject + complement + ?

Was she at the school?
Yes, she was.
Was he a Science teacher last month?
No, he wasn´t.

How to make Questions?
For questions, change the order of was or were,