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The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE
To Be - Affirmative
Subject To Be Examples
To Be - Negative Sentences
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).
Subject To Be Examples
To Be - Questions
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
Subject Verb
Affirmative Question
Before the verb you can also have a WH- Question word (Why, Who, What, Where etc.)
To Be - Short Answers
In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.
Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not
necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.