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Be in the simple past tense - English lesson

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 :

Complete the sentences. Be careful, some answers may be used more than once.

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1. Well, she an average student.

2. Was Loren good at school? She so-so.

3. Was Margaret good at school? No, she .

4. Was Mike good at school? No, he hopeless.

5. Ann was good at school, ?

6. Was Susan with a friend? No, alone.

7. Was Ian alone? No, .

8. Were they noisy? No, .

9. Were Lynn and Susan together at the party? Yes, .

10. Was Jim an engineer? No, .

11. Was Jim a lawyer? Yes, .

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