This document provides examples of using the past tense form of "to be" (was/were) in sentences. It shows how was and were conjugate for different subjects (I, he, she, it vs. we, you, they). Examples are given to practice filling in the past form of be in sentences, including questions. The document aims to teach conjugating to be in the simple past tense through examples.

3. To be in the Past Simple
Pronouns + - ?
I, he, she,
it
I was in
Rome.
I was not in
Rome.
Was I in
Rome?
we, you,
they
They were in
Rome.
They were not i
n Rome.
Were they in
Rome?

4. Was or were
 I _____at home. We _____in the garden.
 Lucy _____tired.
 We_____in the castle.
 John and Peggy_____ at school.
 They_____on the trip.
 _____ you in London?
 Tina ____ at home yesterday.
 He ____ happy.

5. Was or were
 I ___ in Canberra last spring.
 We _____ at school last Saturday.
 Robert and Stan ____ Garry's friends.
 You ____ very busy on Friday.
 They ____ in front of the supermarket.
 I ____ in the museum.
 She ____ in South Africa last month.
 Jessica and Kimberly ____ late for school.

6. Put in the past tense of 'to be'
I am in a hurry. - I was in a hurry yesterday.
 You are in a meeting.
 He is at the gym.
 She is at work.
 We are at home.
 They are on the bus.
 You are in the street.
 They are in a park.
 I am at school.
 He is in the bedroom.

7. They _____ _________
She _____ _________
She _____ _________ We _____ _________

8. They _____ _________
She _____ _________They _____ _________
She _____ _________

9. They _____ _________
He _____ _________She _____ _________
He _____ _________

10. She _____ _________
She _____ _________
They _____ _________