To Be Past Tense
The past tense of To Be has two forms: WAS and WERE
To Be - Affirmative
I was tired this morning.
You were very good.
He was the best in his class.
She was late for work.
To Be - Negative Sentences
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were)
I was not tired this morning.
You were not crazy.
To Be - Negative Contractions
Negative contractions: wasn't or weren't
To Be - Questions
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
Were you sick?
Was he surprised?
Was she from Italy?
Before the verb you can also have a WH- Question word (Why, Who, What, Where etc.)
Were you happy? Yes, I was.
Why were you happy? Because I was promoted at work.