Simple Past Tense Verb to Be. Basic English
Structure Affirmative Sentences. •I was a kid. • HE • SHE • IT • WE were friends. • YOU • THEY
Structure Negative Sentences. •I was not • HE (wasn’t) • SHE • IT • WE were not • YOU (weren’t) • THEY
a kid.
friends.
Structure
Simple Questions or Yes/ No Questions • • WAS • •
• WERE
•
I HE SHE IT
I a kid? Yes, he WAS or she it
I No, he she it
WASN’T
WE we we YOU friends? Yes, you WERE or No, you WEREN’T THEY they they
Structure
Informative Questions or WH Questions • • • • •
WHY WHEN WHERE HOW WHICH
WAS
• WHY • WHEN WHERE HOW WHICH
WERE
I HE SHE IT
WE YOU THEY
?
friends?