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    This document provides information on using the verb "to be" in the past tense in English. It discusses the affirmative and negative forms of to be, including contractions, as well as questions and short answers. Key points covered include conjugating to be for different subjects, adding "not" to form negatives, placing the verb before the subject to ask questions, and giving short yes/no answers without repeating the subject or verb.

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    VERB TO BE IN PAST

    Rocío Rodríguez Feijoo

    To Be - Affirmative

    To
    Subject Examples
    Be

    I was I was tired this morning.


    You were You were very good.
    He was He was the best in his class.
    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 happy with their
    They were
    test results.
    To Be - Negative Sentences

    The negative of To Be can be made by


    adding not after the verb (was or were).

    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.
    She was not She was not famous.
    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
    The can make negative contractions of the verb To
    Be in the Past tense by joining the verb (was or
    were) and n't (e.g. were not = weren't). We don't
    make a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g.
    I was).
    I was not tired I wasn't tired this
    OR
    this morning. morning.
    You were
    OR You weren't crazy.
    not crazy.
    He was
    OR He wasn't married.
    not married.
    She was
    OR She wasn't famous.
    not famous.
    It was not hot It wasn't hot
    OR
    yesterday. yesterday.
    We were
    OR We weren't invited.
    not invited.
    You were not at You weren't at the
    OR
    the party. party.
    They were
    OR They weren't friends.
    not friends.
    To Be - Questions
    To create questions with To Be, you put
    the Verb before the Subject.

    Affirmative You were happy.


    Subject Verb

    Question Were you happy?


    Verb Subject

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

    To Be - Short Answers

    In spoken English, we usually give short


    answers in response to questions.
    Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was. (from
    Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not
    necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid
    repetition, when the meaning is clear.

    Short Short
    Question
    Answers** Answers
    No, you
    Was I late? Yes, you were.
    weren't.
    Were you sick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't.
    Was he No, he
    Yes, he was.
    surprised? wasn't.
    Was she from No, she
    Yes, she was.
    Italy? wasn't.
    Was it a big
    Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.
    house?
    No, we
    Were we ready? Yes, we were.
    weren't.
    No, we
    Were you early? Yes, we were.
    weren't.
    Yes, they No, they
    Were they busy?
    were. weren't.

    ** With To Be, We don't use contractions


    in affirmative short answers.

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