WAS/WERE

 

Good morning my dear students today we are going to talk about verb to be in past.

1. WHAT IS "WAS / WERE"?

"Was" and "Were" are the past forms of the verb TO BE.

We use them to talk about things in the past.

2. WHEN TO USE "WAS" OR "WERE"?

Subject	Use
I	was
He / She / It	was
You	were
We / They	were

✅ Examples:

• I was at home yesterday.
• She was happy last Monday.
• We were in class last week.
• They were tired after the game.

⛔ Negative form:

• I was not (wasn’t)
• They were not (weren’t)

❓ Questions:

• Was he at school? → Yes, he was.
• Were they hungry? → No, they weren’t.

 

 3. SUMMARY CHART

Person	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I was	I was not / wasn’t	Was I …?
You	You were	You were not / weren’t	Were you …?
He / She / It	He was	He was not / wasn’t	Was he / she / it …?
We / They	We were	We were not / weren’t	Were we / they …?

 

 4. ACTIVITIES

 A. Fill in the blanks with was or were.

1.  Yesterday, I _______ at the park.

2.  My parents _______ very happy.

3.  The weather _______ sunny and warm.

4.  You _______ not in class last Monday.

5.  My friends _______ in the cafeteria.

6.  It _______ my birthday yesterday.

B. Choose the correct option.

7.  She ( was / were ) tired.

8.  They ( was / were ) at the party.

9.  I ( was / were ) with my cousin.

10.              We ( was / were ) not ready.

11.              It ( was / were ) a nice day.

12.              You ( was / were ) very friendly.

 

C. Write complete sentences using was/were.

13.              I ________________ at ____________.

14.              My best friend ________________.

15.              We ________________ in ____________.

16.              It ________________ cold yesterday.