tense

TO BE in past tense

simple past

I/He/She was adj. was I/He/She adj ?

• I was (wasn't )tired.
• He was (wasn't) sad.
• She was (wasn't) funny.
• It was (wasn't) good.

You/We/They were adj. Were You/They/We adj.

• You were(weren't) thirsty.
• They were(weren't) bad.
• We were(weren't) angry.

past continuous

we use it to tell stories in the past.

I/He/She was(wasn't) verb[ing] was I/He/She verb[ing]?

• I was eating
• He was running.
• It was(wasn't) jumping.

They/We/You were verb[ing] Were They/We/You verb[ing]

— you were(weren't) eating

• We were(weren't) running.
• They were(weren't) jumping.