past tense: to be

1. PAST SIMPLE
VERB TO BE :
WAS-WERE
(izan- egon)

2. TODAY WE ARE
AT SCHOOL
YESTERDAYWE
WERE ATTHE PARK

3. SOME YEARS AGO
I WAS A BABY
NOW I AM
A BIG BOY/GIRL

4. Yesterday
my friends
were angry
Today
they are
happy

5. LastTuesday
my father was
at the airport
Today he is
at the
hospital

6. Yesterday it
was Sunday
Today is
Monday

7. This week
it is sunny
Last week it
was raining

8. Last month you
were at the
amusement park
This month
you are at the
sports centre

9. SINGULAR: one person
AFFIRMATIVE
• I was at school last Monday.
• He/ she/it was angry yesterday.
INTERROGATIVE:
•Was I with my friends two days ago?
•Was he/she/it your teacher last year?
•NEGATIVE:
• I wasn’t very happy last night.
• He/she/it wasn’t at the airport yesterday.

10. PLURAL: more than one person
AFFIRMATIVE
•We were at school last Monday.
•You were angry yesterday.
INTERROGATIVE:
•Were you with my friends two days ago?
•Were they your teachers last year?
•NEGATIVE:
•They weren’t very happy last night.
•We weren’t at the airport yesterday