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Was/Were, in the past tense.¿How to use? :check: :star: :smiley: - Coggle…
Was/Were, in the past tense.¿How to use?
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With what pronouns are they used?
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Was
I
He
She
It
Were
You
Were
They
Affirmative
How to construct the past simple of the verb to be in English?
Rule 1.
Rule 2.
For the first and third person we use -Was- and for the back we use -Were-.
Examples
She was a student.
They were doctors
Negative
*How to construct the past simple of the verb to be in English?
Rule 1
In negative sentences you have to add the adverb-not-after the word-Was / Were.
Rule 2.
Although most of the time the contraction (Short form) is used in sentences.
Examples.
He wasn't at the cinema with us.
We weren't at home on sunday
Interrogative.
How to construct the past simple of the verb to be in English?
To ask a question, place -Was / Were- at the beginning of the sentence.
Examples.
Was she a students?
Where they doctors?
