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GRAMMAR 2

Was / Were
• ‘’was’’ and ‘’were’’ are the past simple forms of the verb ‘’to be’’.
• We use ‘’was’’ in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). We use
‘’were’’ in the second person singular and plural (you) and first and third person plural (we, they).
• Study the table below.

Positive Negative Question LEARN STEP BY STEP
I was tired yesterday. I was not /wasn’t tired yesterday. Was I tired yesterday?
He was tired yesterday. He was not /wasn’t tired yesterday. Was he tired yesterday?
She was tired yesterday. She was not /wasn’t tired yesterday. Was she tired yesterday?
It was tired yesterday. It was not /wasn’t tired yesterday. Was it tired yesterday?
You were tired yesterday. You were not /weren’t tired yesterday. Were you tired yesterday?
We were tired yesterday. We were not /weren’t tired yesterday. Were we tired yesterday?
They were tired yesterday. They were not /weren’t tired yesterday. Were they tired yesterday?

Short Answers
Yes, I was. / No, I was not /wasn’t.
Yes, he was. / No, he was not / wasn’t.
Yes, she was. / No, she was not / wasn’t.
Yes, it was. / No, it was not / wasn’t.
Yes, you were. / No, you were not / weren’t.
Yes, we were. / No, we were not / weren’t.
Yes, they were. / No, they were not / weren’t.
ATTENTION!
• We can use these time expressions in the simple past tense.
yesterday / last week /last Saturday / last year / last month / last winter / last June / in (2010) / ago

EXERCISES

1
Complete the sentences with ‘’was’’ or ‘’were.’’

1. I ________ ten years old last year. 5. The weather ________ hot and sunny yesterday.

2. Where ________ your grandparents born? 6. Jessica ________ ill last Sunday.

3. What ________ Gary’s occupation? 7. They ________very happy in London.

4. We ________ ate home last week. 8. Who ________ the first president of the USA?

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