BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-8.1

	8.1.	*was/were*

PRESENTATION

Use was/were to talk about the past.

Affirmative

I/ He / She / It	was	busy.
You / We / They	were	busy.

Negative

I/ He / She / It	wasn’t	at home on Saturday.
You / We / They	weren’t	at home on Saturday.

Yes/ No questions

Was	I/ he / she / it	at the party?
Were	you / we / they	at the party?

Short answers

Yes,	I/ he / she / it	was.
Yes,	you / we / they	were

No,	I/ he / she / it	wasn’t.
No,	you / we / they	weren’t

Key vocabulary

Time references: yesterday, last night, on Saturday, last year, in 1999

Special days: birthday, party, wedding, anniversary

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