Essential Grammar in Use(Third Edition)--Past Unit10

was / were

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A 

am / is (present)  was (past):

• I am tired.   (now)                        I was tired last night.
• Where is Kate?   (now)              Where was Kate yesterday?
• The weather is good today.       The weather was good last week.

are (present)  were (past):

• You are late.                    You were late yesterday.
• They aren't here.        They aren't here last Sunday.

​​​​​​​B

positive 

I  he  she it	was
we  you  they	were

negative

I  he  she it	wasn't  (was not)
we  you  they	weren't  (were not)

question 

was	I? he? she? it?
were	you? we? they?

• Last year Rachel was 22, so she is 23 now.
• When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.
• We were hungry after the journey, but we weren't tired.
• The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn't expensive.
• Was the weather nice when you were on holiday?
• Your shoes are nice. Were they expensive.
• Why were you late this morning?

C

Short answers 

Yes,	I / he / she / it was.
	we / you / they weren't.

No,	I / he / she / it wasn't.
	we / you / they weren't.

• Were you late?                                         No, I wasn't.
• Was Ted at work yesterday?                   Yes, he was.
• Were Sue and Steve at the party?        No, they weren't.​​​​​​​