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The Simple Past of the Verb "to be"

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The simple past tense of the verb to be:

This page will present the simple past tense of the verb to be:

• its form
• and its use.

The affirmative form:

I, he, she, it	was.
you, we, they	were.

Examples:

• I was in London in 1999.
• Pam was in London in 1999, too.
• We were together.
• She was my girlfriend.

The interrogative form:

Was	I, he, she, it?
Were	you, we, they?

Examples:

• Were you in London last year?
• Was Pam with you?
• Were you together?

The negative form:

I, you, he, she	was not.
	wasn't.
You, we, they	were not.
	weren't.

Examples:

• I wasn't in Paris in 1999.
• Pam wasn't in Paris in 1999.
• We weren't in Paris.

Rememeber:

1. wasn't is the short form of was not. You can say either:

• I was not in Paris, or
• I wasn't in Paris.

2. weren't is the short form of were not. You can say either:

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

Exercises on the simple past of the verb to be

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