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To be in the simple past tense

 To be in the simple past tense :

I was     you were     he/she/it was    we were    you were     they were

Was I?   were you?   was he/she/it?   were we?   were you?   were they?

I was not   you were not   he/she/it was not   we were not   you were not   they were not

I wasn't     you weren't     he/she/it wasn't     we weren't     you weren't     they weren't  (contracted form)

 Short answers with to be :

We usually use the contraction in the negative form.

Was he here yesterday ? yes he was / no he wasn't.

Were they at work at 8.00 am? yes they were / no they weren't.

Exercise :

Watch and listen to the video then answer the questions.