Verb BE in past simple (dark theme)

9B simple past: be

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I was a teacher.

I wasn’t a teacher. ( was not )

You were at school yesterday.

You weren’t at school yesterday. ( were not )

He was at home last night.

He wasn’t at home last night.

It was hot last week.

It wasn’t hot last week.

We were at work.

We weren’t at work.

You were in a hurry.

You weren’t in a hurry.

They were in Paris.

They weren’t in Paris.

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9B simple past : be

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Were you late? Yes, I was . No, I wasn’t .

Was she a singer? Yes, she was . No, she wasn’t .

Were they in Mexico last week? Yes, they were . No, they weren’t .

• Present to past:

am / is was

are were

He is at home today. He was at home yesterday.

• Use the simple past to talk about finished past time.

• You can use the simple past with these past time expressions:

this morning , yesterday , last night , last week , last month , last year