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Ls 16. Be - Past Tense

Lesson Sixteen. Be - Past Tense

The verb "be" has two forms in the past tense: was and were

SingularPlural
I wasWe were
You wereYou were
He was
She wasThey were
It was
I was in my classroom yesterday
You were there, too
He was at a movie last night
She was at home
This cantaloupe was in my garden this morning

To make a question...

Examples:

  • Was I late?
  • Were you in school yesterday?
  • Was he at work this morning?
  • Was she tired?
  • Was the movie good?
  • Were we too loud?
  • Were you at the party?
  • Were they happy Note: To make the negative add "not" He was not in school yesterday He wasn't in school yesterday was not = wasn't / were not = weren't