This document provides examples of basic English verb conjugations and sentence structures using the verbs "to be" and "to be" in the past tense. It demonstrates affirmative, negative, and question forms for the first, second, third person singular and plural using "was" and "were". Examples are given for common phrases like "was/were at school", "was/were hungry", and "was/were at the theatre".

2. I AM
YOU ARE
HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
WE ARE
YOU ARE
THEY ARE
I WAS
YOU WERE
HE WAS
SHE WAS
IT WAS
WE WERE
YOU WERE
THEY WERE

4. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
was at school yesterday.
were at the beach last week.
AFFIRMATIVE

5. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
wasn’t at school yesterday.
weren’t at the beach last week.
NEGATIVE FORM

6. WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon
They were not at home last weekend
or
They weren’t at home last weekend

7. Was
Were
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
hungry?
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No,she wasn’t.
at the theatre
last weekend?
Yes, we were.
No,we weren’t.
QUESTION FORM

8. WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Were you at home last weekend?
- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.

9.  Positive sentences:
 I was in London last year
 Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend
 Yes/No questions:
 Were you ill yesterday?