Was /Were (Verb To be in past)

Used principally to describe events in the past.

Was/Were

The form of the verb to be is am (contracted to 'm), is ('s) and are ('re) in the present tense and was/were in the past.

Structures

Affirmative

I, he, she, it

Was

1. I was in London in 1999.
2. Pam was in London in 1999, too.
3. We were together.
4. She was my girlfriend.
5. Helen was absent from class yesterday
6. We were at the movies last night
7. Jhon and Mary were in Quito the last week
8. I was too busy yesterday
9. I was tired this morning.
10. You were funny today

You, we, they

Were

Negative

I, he, she, it

Was not/ Wasn't

1. I wasn’t with you yesterday.
2. He wasn’t in London on Friday.
3. They weren’t at the concert.
4. You weren’t in class yesterday.
5. We weren’t at the art gallery.
6. She wasn’t there on Saturday.
7. We weren't at the sports centre
8. The party wasn't fun
9. They weren't at home all day
10. The weather wasn't good

You, we, they

Were not/Weren't.

Question

I, he, she it?

Was

You, we, they?

Were

1. Were you with a lot of people?
2. Were they interesting?
3. Were we at the cinema last week?
4. Was John at the concert?
5. Were you happy?
6. Was the museum interesting?
7. Were we at the sports centre ?
8. Was the party fun ?
9. Were they at home all day ?
10. Was the weather good ?