past forms of to be

7/27/2019 Past forms of To Be

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Grammar at its best !!!


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Past Forms of To

Be

Person Singular Plural

First Person: I was. We were.

Second

Person:

You were. You were.

Third Person: He was. They were.

She was. They were.

It was. They were.


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Examples: (Affirmative Sentences)

Iwas

quite sure of his success.

We werevery busy when you called us.

Youwere

at home.

You werequite wrong.

Hewas

ill last week.

She wasan actress in her prime of youth.

It wastoo dark to see anything clearly.

They werein the field from sunrise to the

sunset.

The sun wasvery hot all day long.

The horse waslame in the left hind leg.

The sky wascloudless.


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The ship wasin the harbor when the cyclone

came.

There wasa lot of fun at the party.

The lion wasfast asleep in the den.

Winston Churchill wasthe prime minister of

England.

Socrates wasa famous Athenian philosopher.

They weresworn enemies.

I wasill for a couple of months.

Booker T. Washington wasan American Negro

writer and educator.

There weremany stalls at the fair.

It wasvery cold.

The man wasdauntless.


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Our television set wasout of order.

Her paintingswere

worth seeing.

The road waslong and dusty.

The mountainswere

bare.

The sea wascalm.

Youwere

out of spirit.

All household things werein disorder.

The patient waspale and weak.

The house wasneat and tidy.

The food wastasty.

Her hairwasjet black.

It wasa golden opportunity.

The sun wasoverhead when we set out.


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Her feet weredirty.

The groundwas

wet owing to the overnightrain.

The man wasbald.

She wasdaughter of a rich landlord.

I wasat the railway station to see my friend off.

There weremany people at the market.

The doctorwasout of station when I went to

the dispensary.

His house wasamidst the mango grove.

You wereacross the road when I called you.

My fatherwasseventy when he died.

Poverty wasmy childhood companion.


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Abraham Lincoln wasthe sixteenth President

of United States.

Alexanderwasone of the wisest kings.

The well wasalmost dry.

Examples: (Negative Sentences)

I was notat home when the postman came.

We were notresponsible for what had happened.

You were notpresent at my birthday party.

He was notsick at all.

She was nota small girl then.

It was notyour fault.

They were notcareless but over confident.

You were notas busy as bee.


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John was notas strong as Tom.

The food was notstale.

The book, I need was notavailable at any book

stall.

It was nota rumor.

The medicine was noteffective.

It was nota poisonous snake.

The story was notinteresting.

It was notan old fashioned house as yours.

The two friends were notin good books with

each other for many years.

Your plan was notvery successful.

The shopkeeperwas notan honest man.

There was no one to guide me.


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He was nota greedy man in the least.

My stars were notfavorable.

He was nota man of principle.

Iwas not

sure it was she.

He was nota young man.

Itwas not

a question of life and death.

It was nota matter of shame and disgrace to the

family.

It was nota stormy night.

The kerchiefwas notsmelly and unclean.

There were notmany people at the market.

It was notin the cupboard.

You were notin New York at the time.


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He was nota paying guest.

She was notpregnant.

Her housewas not

far from mine.

There were notany letters for me last month.

There was no water for drinking.

He was nota lazy man.

Long ago, there were no good roads as they aretoday.

He was noton the train I was travelling.

The watchman was notin his cabin.

I was notupstairs.


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The priest was nota greedy man.

The riverwas notvery deep.

Fifty years ago, therewere not

so many schoolsand colleges.

The interview was noton Sunday.

The chairman was nota knowledgeable person.

My wristwatch was notfast but slow by five

minutes.

Not a single shop was open on that day.

I was notat home on Sunday.

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