The Verb BE - Simple Past

Affirmative		Subject	Verb	Examples:
	Sing.	I	was	I was a student last year.
		You	were	You were very good.
		He	was	He was here last night.
		She	was	She was absent yesterday.
		It	was	It was cold last night.
	Plur.	We	were	We were away last weekend.
		You	were	You were present last Friday.
		They	were	They were out last night.

Negative		Subject	Verb + NOT	Contractions:	Examples:
	Sing.	I	was not	I wasn't	I wasn't absent.
		You	were not	You weren't	You weren't at home yesterday.
		He	was not	He wasn't	He wasn't at school this morning.
		She	was not	She wasn't	She wasn't at the office.
		It	was not	It wasn't	It wasn't sunny yesterday.
	Plur.	We	were not	We weren't	We weren't out lat night.
		You	were not	You weren't	You weren't at home when I called.
		They	were not	They weren't	They weren't at work yesterday.

Interrogative		Verb	Subject	Examples:	Short answers
	Sing.	Was	I	Was I correct?	Yes, I was.	No, I wasn't.
		Were	you	Were you sick?	Yes, you were.	No, you weren't
		Was	he	Was he a singer?	Yes, he was.	No, he wasn't.
		Was	she	Was she from Ontario?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn't.
		Was	it	Was it mild yesterday?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn't
	Plur.	Were	we	Were we out last night?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't
		Were	you	Were you away on business?	Yes you were.	No you weren't.
		Were	they	Were they late?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren't