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Introduction - Past BE Verb
FORM | SUBJECT | BE VERB | EXAMPLE | ||
affirmative
sentences ( + ) |
1st person | I | was | I was here. | |
2nd person | you | were | You were busy. | ||
3rd person | he | was | He was a friend. | ||
3rd person | she | was | She was a doctor. | ||
3rd person | it | was | It was cold today. | ||
1st person pl. | we | were | We were hungry. | ||
2nd person pl. | you | were | You were beautiful. | ||
3rd person pl. | they | were | They were asleep. | ||
SUBJECT | BE VERB | Contraction | EXAMPLE | ||
negative
sentences ( - ) |
I | was not | I wasn't | I wasn't thirsty. | |
you | were not | you weren't | You weren't here. | ||
he | was not | he wasn't | He wasn't there. | ||
she | was not | she wasn't | She wasn't a mother. | ||
it | was not | it wasn't | It wasn't warm yesterday. | ||
we | were not | we weren't | We weren't sleepy. | ||
you | were not | you weren't | You weren't at work. | ||
they | were not | they weren't | They weren't here. | ||
BE VERB & SUBJECT | (+) Short Answer | (-) Short Answer | |||
questions ( ? ) |
Was I correct? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn't. | ||
Were you tired? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren't. | |||
Was he asleep? | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn't. | |||
Was she here? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn't. | |||
Was it warm? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn't. | |||
Were we students? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren't. | |||
Were you thirsty? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren't. | |||
Were they here? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren't. |
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