This document provides examples of using was/were in the past tense in positive, negative, and question forms. It gives examples such as "I was 23 years old last year" as a positive statement and "I wasn't at home yesterday" as a negative statement. It then provides a key with the correct past tense forms of to be to fill in blanks in additional examples sentences.

1. Was/were
Positive
I
he was
she
it
we
you were
they
Negative
I
he was not
she ( or wasn’t)
it
we
you were not
they ( or
weren’t)
Question
was I?
he?
she?
it?
were we?
you?
They?
Short answers:
I/he/she/it was.
Yes, we/you/they
were.
No, I/he/she/it wasn’t
We/you/ they
weren’t

2.  Fill in the blanks with the correct past affirmative form of the verb to
be.
1. Now I’m 24 years old. Last year I _____23 years old.
2. Students_____ attacked by PRI people.
3. Where___ you last night?
4. The teacher _____late yesterday.
5. ____you at home last night? –Yes I_______
6. Why_____you late yesterday?
7. Last year we____on vacation in Acapulco.
8. I feel very happy today, but I____very sad yesterday.
9. Today is sunny but yesterday it___raining.
10. Paola and Javier_____ in the classroom when I came.
11. At 8’clock, in the night, Elena___in bed.
 Complete the following sentences using was/wasn’t or were/weren’t
1. Esmeralda___sick last week so she____at work.
2. You____at home yesterday. Where_____you?
3. Gerardo and Judith_____married for 4 years but they have just
divorced.
4. _____you at Pedro’s home yesterday at 5 pm? -No, I ____. I_____ in the
supermarket.
5. Was the exam difficult? – No it____. It _____easy.

3. KEY
I.
1. was
2. were
3. were
4. was
5. a. were b. was
6. were
7. were
8. was
9. was
10. were
11. was
II.
1. was
2. were
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3. were
5. a. wasn't/ was not b. was