Simple Past of the verb To Be

Affirmative forms of be You She /He /It We They was were

Negative forms of be I You She / He /It We They wasn’t weren’t wasn’t=was not weren’t=were not

Past Tense forms of Regular Verbs. play played laugh laughed watch watched dance danced

Past Tense forms of Irregular Verbs. be was/were go went eat ate write wrote

Yes / No Questions with the past forms of be Was I? he/she/it? Were we/you/they?

You were born in Korea. Were you born in Korea? Yes / No Questions with the past forms of be You were born in Korea. Were you born in Korea? Yes, I was. or No, I wasn’t.

Practice: Make questions. you /at home /last night Were you at home last night? Sara/ absent from class/ yesterday Was Sara absent from class yesterday? Rana /go/to school/yesterday Did Rana go to school yesterday?

Where did you go yesterday? Wh-or Information Questions with the past forms of be Where were you born? When were you born? Where did you go yesterday? Why did she buy a car?

Wh-questions with did, was, and were Wh-word + did + subj + verb + complement When did you come to London? Wh-word + was/were + subj + complement What was your major in college?

Practice: Make questions. Aunt Nancy was born in the United States. Where was Aunt Nancy born? She went there in 1945. When did she go there?

Laura and Sam were in Rome last week? Where were Laura & Sam last week? I went to the dentist because I had a toothache. Why did you go to the dentist?

She cook not lunch today. Did they played soccer yesterday? Correct the mistakes. I am born in India. She cook not lunch today. Where did Tom went on Sunday? Did they played soccer yesterday?

Was you in class this morning? My father not arrived today. The children singed a song. Who your English teacher in High School?