TO BE. PAST SIMPLE
1. Here you can watch a video about how to use "to be" in the past.
The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE
To Be - Affirmative
Subject To Be Examples
I was I was tired this morning.
You were You were very good.
He was He was the best in his class.
She was She was late for work.
It was It was a sunny day.
We were We were at home.
You were You were on holiday.
They were They were happy with their test results.
2. Here you learn a song.
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).
To Be - Negative Sentences
Subject To Be Examples
I was not/wasn´t I was not/wasn´t tired this morning.
You were not/weren´t You were not/weren´t crazy.
He was not/wasn´t He was not/wasn´t married.
She was not/wasn´t She was not/wasn´t famous.
It was not/wasn´t It was not/wasn´t hot yesterday.
We were not/weren´t We were not/weren´t invited.
You were not/weren´t You were not/weren´t at the party.
They were not/weren´t They were not/weren´t friends.
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
To Be - Questions
Affirmative Question
I was late Was I late?
You were sick. Were you sick?
He was surprised. Was he surprised?
She was from Italy. Was she from Italy?
It was a big house. Was it a big house?
We were ready. Were we ready?
You were early. Were you early?
They were busy. Were they busy?