🤓 Grammar Bits: Was and Were
The verbs was and were are also forms of the verb be. Was is the simple past tense of am and is. Use was with the pronouns I, he, she and it, and with singular nouns.
Examples:
Sue was at the library this morning.
It was not very cold last winter.
Ten years ago she was only a baby.
Were is the simple past tense of are. Use were with the pronouns you, we and they, and with plural nouns.
Examples:
There weren’t any clouds in the sky.
We were on the same school team.
Those were my best jeans.
Can you try to change the sentences below using the correct verb?
There ____ a house here before.
Where ____ you? I was looking for you.
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Examples:
Sue was at the library this morning.
It was not very cold last winter.
Ten years ago she was only a baby.
Were is the simple past tense of are. Use were with the pronouns you, we and they, and with plural nouns.
Examples:
There weren’t any clouds in the sky.
We were on the same school team.
Those were my best jeans.
Can you try to change the sentences below using the correct verb?
There ____ a house here before.
Where ____ you? I was looking for you.
We are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so please leave a message on our answering machine or contact us here! We will get back to you on June 3rd (Tuesday)♪彡
Want to improve your English understanding? Try one of our summer seminar lessons!
Amity Kurashiki Sasaoki School ☎️ 086-430-4666





