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Past simple of be: was/ were
USE:
We use the past simple to talk about finished events in the past.


FORM:

                                               Negative
Affirmative
                         long form                        short form
I                was     I                 was not        I wasn't
she, he, it      was     she, he, it       was not        he wasn't
we, you, they    were    we, you, they     were not       we weren't



                                               Short answer
Question
                             positive                 negative
Was     I …?                 Yes, I was.              No, I wasn't.
Was     she, he, it …?       Yes, she was.            No, he wasn't.
Were we, you, they …?        Yes, they were.          No, we weren't.


                                EXAMPLES:

Affirmative – She was at the library yesterday.
Negative –      She was not (=wasn’t) at the library yesterday.
Interrogative – Was she at the library yesterday?
                Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.

Affirmative – You were in Tenerife last year.
Negative –      You were not (=weren’t) in Tenerife last year.
Interrogative – Were you in Tenerife last year?
                Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.




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Pastbe1

  • 1. Past simple of be: was/ were USE: We use the past simple to talk about finished events in the past. FORM: Negative Affirmative long form short form I was I was not I wasn't she, he, it was she, he, it was not he wasn't we, you, they were we, you, they were not we weren't Short answer Question positive negative Was I …? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't. Was she, he, it …? Yes, she was. No, he wasn't. Were we, you, they …? Yes, they were. No, we weren't. EXAMPLES: Affirmative – She was at the library yesterday. Negative – She was not (=wasn’t) at the library yesterday. Interrogative – Was she at the library yesterday? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. Affirmative – You were in Tenerife last year. Negative – You were not (=weren’t) in Tenerife last year. Interrogative – Were you in Tenerife last year? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. www.carmenlu.com