The verb "to be" in the past.
You can see how we form the
past of the verb "to be" in the table below.
| Subject Pronoun |
Present | Past |
| I | am | was |
| You | are | were |
| He | is | was |
| She | is | was |
| It | is | was |
| We | are | were |
| You | are | were |
| They | are | were |
Notes: We make affirmatives, negative and questions in the same way as the present. eg:-
+ I was in Madrid yesterday
- I wasn't in London yesterday
? Were you in Paris yesterday?