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Past Simple: was / were
The Past Simple is used to talk about things that happened in the past (yesterday, last week, last year).
Let's start with the verb to be in the past:
| Present | Past | Example |
|---|
| I am | I was | I was happy yesterday. |
| He/She/It is | He/She/It was | She was at school. |
| You/We/They are | You/We/They were | They were tired. |
Example
Affirmative: I was at the park. They were happy.
Negative: I wasn't (was not) ill. They weren't (were not) late.
Question: Was she at home? Were they at school?
Short answers: Yes, I was. / No, she wasn't. / Yes, they were.
Time expressions for past
yesterday
last week
last month
last year
two days ago
in 2023
Remember
was = I, he, she, it (singular)
were = you (one person or more), we, they
Negative: wasn't, weren't
Exercises
1. Complete with was or were: I ___ at home yesterday. They ___ at the cinema.
2. Make negative: She was ill. → She ___. We were late. → We ___.
3. Make questions: He was happy. → ___ he happy?
4. Write 5 sentences about where you were yesterday (use was/were).
5. Answer: Were you at school last Saturday? Was it sunny yesterday?
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