MULTIFLUENT

PAST
SIMPLE OF
“TO BE”
 USE
The main difference between the EXAMPLE:
past tense and the present tense is
whether the action you are
describing occurred now or in the
past. Here are some examples of
using the verb “to be” in both the
past and present tense:
 AFFIRMATIVE
I Was
You Were Verb in
He/she/it Was simple past
We/you/they Were

NEGATIVE
I Was not / wasn't
You Were not / weren't Verb in
He/she/it Was not / wasn't simple past
We/you/they Were not / weren't

QUESTION
Was I
Were You Verb in
?
Was He/she/it simple past
Were We/you/they
 FORM:
1) Asking question with the verb “to be” in past
To create questions with To Be, put the Verb before the Subject.
Examples:
Was she a student?
Were they doctors?
 FORM:
2) Using the negative form of “to be” in past simple
In negative sentences, add the adverb not and put it before the word was/were.
Remember that most of the time the contraction is used in negative sentences:
wasn’t = was not/weren’t = were not.

Examples:
He wasn’t at the cinema with us.
We weren’t at home on Sunday.
I wasn’t hungry.
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EXAMPLES:
 AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

** With To Be, We don't use contractions in

affirmative short answers.