[ ENG ] BE PAST: STATEMENTS / FORM: [SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + REST]

BE PAST: STATEMENTS

USE:
To connect the subject with the rest of the sentence and talk about the past.
AFFIRMATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + REST] I/She/He/It was in the kitchen.
You/We/They were late.
NEGATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + NOT + REST]
WASN'T/WEREN'T
I/She/He/It was not angry.
I/She/He/It wasn't here.

You/We/They were not early.
You/We/They weren't on time.

EXAMPLES:
"Diana was at home yesterday."
"She wasn't at school."


"They were late to work."
"They weren't early."