Structure and use of the verb "to be" in the past.

1. Was / were
Affirmative Negative
I was
You were
He, she, it was
I wasn’t
You weren’t
He she, it wasn’t
(I was not)
(You were not)
(He, she, it was not)
We were
You were
They were
We weren’t
You weren’t
They weren’t
(We were not)
(You were not)
(They were not)
Interrogative Short answers
Was I?
Were you?
Was he, she, it?
No, I wasn’t
No, you weren’t
No, he she, it wasn’t
Yes, I was
Yes, You were
Yes, He, she, it was
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?
No, we weren’t
No, you weren’t
No, They weren’t
Yes, we were
Yes, you were
Yes, they were

2. Was / were.
Uses
John F. Kennedy
was an American
president.
Our old house was
in the center of the
village
We were in
Spain in June
I was tired after
the race.