Verb "to be" in simple past

The verb "to be" in the simple past has two forms, they are:

Answer explanation

The verb "to be" in the simple past has two forms, which are: Was and were

With what pronouns is "was" used?

Answer explanation

"Was" is used with the pronouns I, he, she, and it. A singular man, woman and thing

With what pronouns is "were" used?

Answer explanation

"Were" is used with we, you, they.

Choose the correct structure of the sentences with the verb to be in the past:

• Subject + not + was/were + complement

• Was/were + complement + subject

• Subject + was/were + complement

• Subject + is/are + complement

Complete the sentence: I ____ in my house (affirmative)

Answer explanation

I was in my house

Complete the sentence: Mario ____ at the park (affirmative)

Answer explanation

Mario was at the park

How do we form the negative sentences with the verb to be in the past?

• We use "Don't"

• We use "isn't/aren't"

• We use "wasn't/weren't"

• We use "didn't"

Answer explanation

"Don't" is one of the negatives for the simple present

"Isn't/aren't" are the negative forms of the verb to be in the present.

"didn't" is the negative auxiliary for other verbs in the simple past, except the verb to be.

Change this text to the past: "I am a student. I'm not in my house, because my sister and I are at school. We are in high school, she is 16 years old and I am 17. My parents are Juan and Monica and they are at work."

Answer explanation

"I was a student. I was not in my house, because my sister and I were at school. We were in high school, she was 16 years old and I was 17. My parents were Juan and Monica and they were at work."