Simple Past Of Be

Definition

simple past tense is a sentence that indicates that activities begin and end in the past at a certain
time

Function

simple past tense is used to tell events in the past that occurred at a certain time

Information

adverbs of time that are usually used in past tense sentences are yesterday, last nigh / week /
month / year, two hours / days / weeks / weeks ago, in January, in 2004

This adverb of time is written specifically

There are two kinds of sentences namely, verbal sentences and nominal sentences

Positive Nominal

Subject + to be (was/were) + complement

Subect = l, you, we, they, he, she, it

Was (i she he it)

Were (you they we)

SUBJECT TO BE COMPLEMENT
I Object
He Was Adjective
She Adverb
It
You Object
They were Adjective
We Adverb

example of a positive sentence :

 I was late yesterday

 You were very kind last night
 They were in paris last year
 Nina was at home yesterday
 You were at the library last week
Negative Nominal

the main characteristic is using Was or were followed by not

Subject + to be(was / were) + not + complement

Was (i she he it)

Were (you they we)

SUBJECT TO BE COMPLEMENT
I Object
He Was Not Adjective
She Wasn’t Adverb
It
You Were Not Object
They Weren’t Adjective
We Adverb

example of a negative sentence :

 My parents weren’t able to come here yesterday

 Salsa was not in school months ago
 You were not went to school last morning
 I was not at home when he came lasr night
 We weren’t study in my room yesterday

Introgative Nominal

Was / were + subject + complement

Was (i she he it)

Were (you they we)

To Be Subject Complement Question

Was I Object
She Adjective ?
He Adverb
It
Were You Object
They Adjective ?
We Adverb

Example
  Was the actress so beautiful last night?
 Were you friends last year?
 Was the wall of the house white last month?
 Were you in the mall yesterday?
 Was the car very expensive two years ago?

Introgative W/H Question

W/H + To Be (Was / Were) +Subject

W/H To Be Subject Question

I
W/H Was She ?
He
It

You
W/H Were They ?
We

Example

 Where was he yesterday?

 Where were the children ten minutes ago?
 Which book was populer when we were a child?
 Who were here five minutes ago?
 What were they do it two minutes ago?