PAST OF BE

WAS and WERE

 TO BE- AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT TO BE EXAMPLES
I was I was tired this morning
You were You were very good
The past tense of To be in English has two He was He was the best in his class
forms: WAS and WERE. She was She was late for work
It was It was a sunny day
We were We were at home
You were You were on holiday
They were They were happy with their test result
 TO BE- NEGATIVE
Subject To Be Examples
I was not I was not tired this morning.
You were not You were not crazy.
He was not He was not married.
The negative of To Be can be made by
She was not She was not famous.
adding not after the verb (was or were).
It was not It was not hot yesterday.
We were not We were not invited.
You were not You were not at the party.
They were not They were not friends.
 TO BE - NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS
I was not tired this morning. OR I wasn't tired this morning.

You were not crazy. OR You weren't crazy.

He was not married. OR He wasn't married.

Other way we can make negative
contractions of the verb To Be in the She was not famous. OR She wasn't famous.

Past tense by joining the verb It was not hot yesterday. OR It wasn't hot yesterday.

(was or were) and n't. We were not invited. OR We weren't invited.

You were not at the party. OR You weren't at the party.

They were not friends. OR They weren't friends.

 TO BE - QUESTIONS

AFFIRMATIVE You were happy.

To create questions with To Be, Subject Verb

you put the Verb before the Subject.

QUESTION Were you happy?

Verb Subject
 MORE EXAMPLES ARE:

AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION

Before the verb you can also have a WH- I was late Was I late?
Question word (Why, Who, What, Where
You were sick. Were you sick?
etc.)
He was surprised. Was he surprised?
Were you happy? Yes, I was.
Why were you happy? Because I was promoted at She was from Italy. Was she from Italy?
work. It was a big house. Was it a big house?

We were ready. Were we ready?

You were early. Were you early?

They were busy. Were they busy?

 TO BE - SHORT ANSWERS
SHORT
QUESTION SHORT ANSWERS
ANSWERS
Was I late? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.

Were you sick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't.

In spoken English, we usually give
Was he surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.
short answers in response to questions.
Was she from Italy? Yes, she was. No, she wasn't.
Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan),
Was it a big house? Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.
the last part (from Japan) is not necessary.
Were we ready? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

Were you early? Yes, we were. No, we weren't.

Were they busy? Yes, they were. No, they weren't.

CAREERS
 WHAT IS A CAREER?

Is occupation or profession, especially one

requiring special training, followed as
one's lifework.
 EXAMPLES:

Baker(s):
A person who bake bread.

Hairdresser(s)
A person who cut and style people's hair.
 Judge(s):
A person who judge and sentence people.

Vets:
A person who look after people's animals.
 Optician(s):
A person who look after people's eye sight.

Waiters/Waitresses:
A person who serve people food and drink.