The document discusses the simple past conjugations of the verb "to be" in English. It states that "was" is used for the first and third person singular subjects (I, he/she/it) while "were" is used for second person subjects (you) and third person plural subjects (we, they). Examples of the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms are provided.

1. THE VERB TO BE
SIMPLE PAST

2. O verbo to be, no
passado, utiliza 2
conjugações: was e were.
-O was é usado para a primeira e
terceira pessoas do singular
(I, he/she/it).
-O were é usado para
you, we, they.

3. FORMA AFIRMATIVA
I -------------WAS
YOU--------WERE
HE-----------WAS
SHE---------WAS
IT -----------WAS
WE----------WERE
YOU---------WERE
THEY--------WERE

4. Exemples:
1-She was sic last week.
2-Gary and Lucy were here to see
you.
3-It was a great show.

5. FORMA NEGATIVA
I WAS NOT / I WASN’T
YOU WERE NOT / YOU WEREN’T
HE IS NOT / HE WASN’T
SHE IS NOT / SHE WASN’T
IT IS NOT / IT WASN’T
WE WERE NOT / WE WEREN’T
YOU WERE NOT / YOU WEREN’T
THEY WERE NOT/ THEY WERENT

6. Exemples:
1-I was not your teacher last year.
2-They weren’t with us on vacation.
3-Joseph wasn’t a child in 1995.

7. FORMA INTERROGATIVA
Was I …?
Were you…?
Was he…?
Was she…?
Was it…?
Were we…?
Were you…?
Were they…?

8. Exemples:
1- Were George and Paul good
friends?
2-Was he a good student?
3-Were you abroad with Mark?