Was - Were - Past Tense of the verb "To Be"

Read the following questions. Compare the simple present with the simple past in the first example and then complete the questions using the correct form of the verb "to be" in the past.

Present	Past
Example: Where is Jack today?	Where was Jack yesterday?
What day is it today?	What day -- was it yesterday?
Where are they today?	Where -- were they last week?
I am at home this afternoon.	I -- was at home yesterday afternoon.
We aren't in school now.	We -- weren't in school yesterday.
What is that in your hand?	What -- was that in your bag this morning?
When is usually she at home?	When -- was she at home yesterday?
He isn't a teacher.	He -- wasn't a teacher.

Now complete the following chart for the simple past of the verb "to be"

Present	Past
Positive: I am, I'm Negative: I am not, I'm not	Positive: I -- was Negative: I -- was not, wasn't
Positive: You are, you're Negative: you are not, aren't	Positive: You -- were Negative: you -- were not, weren't
Positive: He, She, It is, He's, She's, It's Negative: He, She, It is not, isn't	Positive: He, She, It -- was Negative: He, She, It -- was not, wasn't
Positive: We are Negative: We are not, we aren't	Positive: We -- were Negative: We -- were not, weren't
Positive: You are, you're Negative: you are not, you aren't	Positive: You -- were Negative: you -- were not, weren't
Positive: They are Negative: They are not, you aren't	Positive: They -- were Negative: They -- were not, weren't

Notice that the short forms of the verb "to be" include: I'm, I'm not, You're, You aren't, He's She's it's, He she it isn't, we're, we aren't, etc.

The short form is formed by putting an apostrophe - ' - in the place of the missing letter.

Write some sentences using the verb "to be" in the past. Example: I was at a party yesterday.

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