To be past

amam waswas

isis waswas

areare werewere

I was a student ten years ago.

I was a student ten years ago.

POSITIVE

was ill yesterday.

to beto be

I

NEGATIVE

to beto be

not“not”

comes here

I was ill yesterday.

QUESTION

I was ill yesterday.

“to be” comes at the beginning of the sentence.

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

waswerewaswaswas

werewerewere

a student.a teacher.in our class.happy.black.students.friends.brothers.

POSITIVE

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

waswerewaswaswas

werewerewere

a student.a teacher.in our class.happy.black.students.friends.brothers.

NEGATIVE

notnotnotnotnotnotnotnot

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

waswerewaswaswas

werewerewere

a student.a teacher.in our class.happy.black.students.friends.brothers.

QUESTION

notnotnotnotnotnotnotnot

EXERCISES

I was a basketball player in the past.

I was a mechanicİn the past.

EXERCISES

I am tired now. My work was tiring.

EXERCISES

SHORT FORMS

I was notYou were notHe was notShe was notIt was notWe were notThey were not

I wasn’tYou weren’tHe wasn’tShe wasn’tIt wasn’tWe weren’tThey weren’t

EXERCISES

We weren’t in İstanbul. We were in Kocaeli.

She wasn’t my sister. She was my friend.

We weren’t students. We were teachers.

They weren’t blue. They were black.

My car wasn’t BMW. It was Anadol.

Were you a student? Yes, I was. or No, I wasn’t.

Was it big? Yes, it was. or No, it wasn’t.

Was she your sister? Yes, she was. or No, she wasn’t.

Was he in Darıca? Yes, he was. or No, He wasn’t.

Were we friends? Yes, we were. or No, we weren’t.

Were they brothers? Yes, they were. or No, They weren’t.

SHORT ANSWER

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