"To Be" verb in simple past
Using simple past in English (for example, "I was home" or "Where were you last night?") Is very simple.
To say these sentences you need to use the past simple of the verb "to be".
"I was home." I was in house. "Where were you last night?" Where were you last night?
Would you like to know how to use the past simple of the verb "to be" in English? Keep reading!
You have probably already read the article on the use of the verb "to be" in the present simple.
If you still haven't done it, do it now and then return to this article.
How to build the past simple of the verb "to be" in English
The rules are as follows:
I, he, she, it - was
You, we, they - were
The word "was" is used for the first and third person singular; "were" is used for the rest.
For example:
"She was a student." She was a student. "They were doctors." They were doctors.
To ask a question you have to place “was / were” at the beginning of the sentence:
"Was she a student?" She was a student? "Were they doctors?" They were doctors?
In the negative sentences you have to add the adverb "not" and put it after the word "was / were".
Remember that contraction (abbreviated form) is most often used in negative sentences: “wasn’t = was not” “weren’t = were not”.
"He wasn't at the cinema with us." He was not in the cinema with us. “We weren’t at home on Sunday.” We were not at home on Sunday. "I wasn't hungry." I was not hungry
Using simple past in English (for example, "I was home" or "Where were you last night?") Is very simple.
To say these sentences you need to use the past simple of the verb "to be".
"I was home." I was in house. "Where were you last night?" Where were you last night?
Would you like to know how to use the past simple of the verb "to be" in English? Keep reading!
You have probably already read the article on the use of the verb "to be" in the present simple.
If you still haven't done it, do it now and then return to this article.
How to build the past simple of the verb "to be" in English
The rules are as follows:
I, he, she, it - was
You, we, they - were
The word "was" is used for the first and third person singular; "were" is used for the rest.
For example:
"She was a student." She was a student. "They were doctors." They were doctors.
To ask a question you have to place “was / were” at the beginning of the sentence:
"Was she a student?" She was a student? "Were they doctors?" They were doctors?
In the negative sentences you have to add the adverb "not" and put it after the word "was / were".
Remember that contraction (abbreviated form) is most often used in negative sentences: “wasn’t = was not” “weren’t = were not”.
"He wasn't at the cinema with us." He was not in the cinema with us. “We weren’t at home on Sunday.” We were not at home on Sunday. "I wasn't hungry." I was not hungry
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