Verb to Be in Simple Past

The Verb to Be in Simple Past

The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." It also has different question forms and negative forms. Always remember that you DO NOT use "did" with the verb "be" in the Simple Past.

Positive

Negative

Question

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I was was..

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I was not. not.

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Was I? Was  I?

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You were were..

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You were not. not.

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Were you? Were  you?

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We were were..

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We were not. not.

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Were we? Were  we?

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They were were..

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They were not. not.

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Were they? Were  they?

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He was was..

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He was not. not.

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Was he? Was  he?

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She was was..

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She was not. not.

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Was she? Was  she?

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It was was..

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It was not. not.

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Was it? Was  it?

Remember: wasn't  is  is

I was

the short form of was

 in not  in

not .

You can say either:

Paris, or

I wasn't  in  in Paris.  is weren't  is

the short form of were not . You can say either:

we were not  in  in Paris, or we weren't  in  in Paris.

Put the verb "to be" into the simple past: I __________ in Canada last summer holiday. My sister __________ with me. We __________ in Montreal. She __________ very happy. I __________ happy, too.

Rewrite the sentences in simple past He is my friend. ____________________________. I am a man. _____________________________. It is an umbrella. ____________________________. That is a bird. ______________________________. These are your pens and pencils. __________________________________. They are happy people. _______________________________. This is a kitchen. _________________________________. Those are two bags, a ruler and a rubber. __________________________. We are in. ______________________________. You are my brother. _________________________________. Rewrite the sentences in simple present I was in the garden. __________________________________. Mum was ill last week. ________________________________. They were on holiday in May. _________________________________. You were tired yesterday. _____________________________. We were in the park at 5 o ’clock yesterday. ________________________. Jack was too fat two years ago. _______________________________. The Lees were in the zoo yesterday. _________________________. I was always hungry. ______________________________. Kim and Greg were married. _________________________________. Frank Sinatra was a famous actor. _____________________________.

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