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Past Simple
was / were
was / were
am / is / are в прошедшем времени превращаются в was и were. Это единственный глагол в курсе, который живёт по своим правилам.
Две формы
Настоящее
Прошедшее
I am
I was
he / she / it is
he / she / it was
you / we / they are
you / we / they were
I was at home yesterday.
Я вчера был дома.
They were late again.
Они снова опоздали.
Отрицание и вопрос
did к be не приходит. Отрицание — wasn't / weren't, вопрос — форма выходит вперёд: Was she …? / Were you …?
Утверждение
Отрицание
Вопрос
She was here.
She wasn't here.
Was she here?
They were ready.
They weren't ready.
Were they ready?
It wasn't easy.
Это было непросто.
Коротко
I / he / she / it
was
you / we / they
were
отрицание
wasn't / weren't, без did
вопрос
Was she … ? / Were you … ?