SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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.