Simple past of the Verb to be

Was
Be
Were
E
Remember that according to the subject or subject pronoun, we will choose the
correct form of the verb to be.

I
He
She Was
It

You
We Were
they

Examples:
 I was with my family yesterday night.
 You were happy yesterday.
 He was tired after shool.
 She was short when she was a child.
 It was very hot on Friday.
 We were at the beach on Sunday.
 They were celebrating mother`s day.
 Negative form:

I
He Was not/
She wasn’t
It

You
Were not/
We
weren’t
they
Examples:
 I wasn’t with my family yesterday night.
 You weren’t happy yesterday.
 He wasn’t tired after shool.
 She wasn’t short when she was a child.
 It wasn’t very hot on Friday.
 We weren’t at the beach on Sunday.
 They weren’t celebrating mother`s day

Questions:

In questions, we change the order of the subject and the verb to be.

I
Was He
She
It

You
We
Were
they
Examples:
 Was I with my family yesterday night?
 Were you happy yesterday?
 Was he tired after shool?
 Was she short when she was a child?
 Was it very hot on Friday?
 Were we at the beach on Sunday?
 Were they celebrating mother`s day?

 Short answers:
 Examples:
 Yes, you were / No, you weren’t
 Yes, he was / No, he wasn’t
 Yes, it was / No, it wasn’t’