To Be in Past Tense

The past tense of "To Be" has two forms: WAS and WERE.

Related Subjects:
Simple Past Tense
To Be Simple Past Tense
Was or Were Exercises
Am Is Are Was Were Exercises 1
Am Is Are Was Were Exercises 2
Verb Tenses Charts

Subject Exercises:
Simple Past Tense Exercises 1 / 2
Was or Were Exercises
Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs
Simple Past Irregular Verbs Exercise / 2 (easy) / 3

PDF Worksheets:
Simple Past vs Past Progressive / 2 / 3
Simple Past vs Present Perfect

The Forms of "Was - Were"

Affirmative Form	I was sick.
Negative Form	I was not at home I wasn't at home.
Question Form	Were you in Canada? Was David absent yesterday?
Negative Question Form	Weren't you busy? Wasn't she your teacher last year?

To Be - Affirmative
I was You were We were They were	He was She was It was

Example Sentences:

a. I was very tired after the exam.
b. My kids were in the garden.
c. Sandra was late for school.

To Be - Negative
I wasn't You weren't We weren't They weren't	He wasn't She wasn't It wasn't

Example Sentences:

1. We weren't so happy in those days.
2. It wasn't a sunny day.
3. Daniel wasn't on a vacation.
4. My sister wasn't at the theater.
5. The boss wasn't so satisfied with the work.
6. Marry and Lucas weren't married.
7. There weren't any comics on the table.
8. They weren't so fit.

To Be - Questions
Was I Were you Were we Were they	Was he Was she Was it

Example Sentences:

1. Were you surprised?
2. Was Brian from Brazil?
3. Was that your school?
4. Was the project ready?
5. Was the carpet torn?
6. Were Macy and Tony married?
7. Were they students?
8. Was he your husband

Also See
To Be Tense Chart
To Be Simple Present (am is are)
Was or Were Exercises 1.
Was or Were Exercises 2.

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