Leonard was at home …
I was tired last night …
I was not hungry …
Was he angry? …
Were you in America? …
Were you in America two weeks ago? …
Were you a good student? …
What day is it today? … (examples)
What day was it yesterday? … (examples)
Debbie’s interview
Debbie had a job interview yesterday. She was at the bus stop at 9am, but there were no buses. She waited for the bus but it was late. She was worried she would miss the appointment. When she arrived she saw a sign that said the company was on the 29th floor. There was a queue of people at the lift. They were all waiting to go up. The building was very busy and the lift stopped on many floors. Finally she arrived at the office. She was on time! Many other people were waiting to be interviewed.
Questions and answers
1. ‘Was Debbie at the bus stop at 9am?’ ‘Yes, she was.’
2. ‘Were there any buses?’ ‘ No, there weren’t.’
3. ‘Was the bus on time?’ ‘No, it wasn’t. It was late.’
4. ‘Was the building very quiet?’ ‘No, it wasn’t. It was very busy.’
5. ‘Were there many people in the lift?’ ‘Yes, there were.’
6. ‘Was Debbie late for her interview?’ ‘No, she wasn’t. She was on time.’
simple past tense of the verb to be
was
‘was‘ is the simple past tense of ‘am‘ and ‘is‘.
‘was‘ is used with I, he, she, it and singular nouns.
I was ready to go when the taxi arrived.
He wasn’t tired after exercise.
Was she waiting for you?
The car was out of fuel.
The train wasn’t on time.
Was the steak good?
That was a great book.
were
‘were‘ is the simple past tense of ‘are‘.
‘were‘ is used with you, we, they and plural nouns.
You were late for work again today.
It wasn’t us. We weren’t in town yesterday.
Were they happy to see you?
The cars were out of fuel.
The trains weren’t on time.
Were the steaks good?
Those were great books.