Form 4. Grammar Box. Past Simple: Was / Were

For students of the fourth form.  

Grammar Box 

           Past Simple: was / were

            (affirmative sentences)   

We use the past simple to talk about the things that happened in the past.             
The past simple of the verb to be has two forms: was and were.

Present Simple            Past Simple

I am                             I was

He / She / It is             He / She / It was

You / We / They are        You / We / They were

We use was and were with There.

There is                      There was

There are                    There were

We use some common time expressions with the past simple:

yesterday

yesterday morning

yesterday afternoon

yesterday evening

this morning

this afternoon

this evening

last week

last month

last year

last summer

last autumn

last winter

last spring

last Sunday

on Sunday

three days ago

I was at school yesterday.

He / She was at home yesterday evening.

It was rainy yesterday.

We were at the circus last month.

You were at the seaside last summer.

They were at the library two days ago.

I hope that you will enjoy using this short practical explanation!

With my best wishes for your progress in English!!!