Grammar Level 1- Lesson Eighteen- Be Past Tense
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Be Past Tense in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
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Be – Simple Past Tense
The verb “be” has two forms in the past tense:
was and were
Singular
You were
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
Plural
We were
They were
Be Past Tense Examples
I was in my school yesterday.
You were there, too.
He was at a movie last night.
She was at club.
This cantaloupe was in my garden this morning.
It was delicious.
We were at school yesterday.
(I + you = we)
You were on this website earlier.
They were outside in the rain.
Be Past Tense Questions
Singular
Was I …
Were you …
Was he …
Was she …
Was it …
Plural
Were we …
Were you …
Were they …
Examples of Be Past Tense Questions
Was I late?
Were you in school yesterday?
Was he at work this morning?
Was she tired?
Was the movie good?
Were we too loud?
Were you at the party?
Were they sad?
Be Past Tense Negative
To make the negative add “not”
He was not in school yesterday.
He wasn’t in school yesterday.
was not = wasn’t / were not = weren’t
Be Past Tense Exercises
Now that you learned your new lesson, it is time to go to the Be Past Tense Quiz page and finish your quiz. While working on your quiz, you can always go back to its lesson to refresh your memory.
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Next Grammar Lesson
In our next lesson, we will cover the There Was Grammar Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
Related Grammar Lessons
More practice with the important verb Be comes in below lessons:
- English Grammar Be with Examples
- English Grammar Be Negative with examples
- English Grammar Be Questions with examples
- Be Past Tense Part 2 – There Was with examples
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