Conjugating Verb to be in the Affirmative Form (simple past)
| Affirmative Form | Example |
|---|---|
| I was | I was a student. |
| You were | You were a student. |
| He was | He was a student. |
| She was | She was a student. |
| It was | It was a cat. |
| You were | You were a student. |
| They were | They were cats. |
| We were | We were students. |
Conjugating Verb to be in the Negative Form (simple past)
| Negative Form | Example |
|---|---|
| I was not | I was not a student. |
| You were not | You were not a student. |
| He was not | He was not a student. |
| She was not | She was not a student. |
| It was not | It was not a cat. |
| You were not | You were not students. |
| They were not | They were not cats. |
| We were not | We were not students. |
Conjugating Verb to be in the interrogative Form (simple past)
| Interrogative Form | Example |
|---|---|
| was I? | was I a student? |
| were you? | were you a student? |
| was he? | was he a student? |
| was she? | was she a student? |
| was it? | was it a cat? |
| were you? | were you students? |
| were they? | were they cats? |
| were we? | were we students? |