PASSATO VERBO TO BE

past simple

FORMA
AFFERMATIVA

I was
you were
he was
she was
he was
we were
you were
they were

FORMA
INTERROGATIVA

was I?
were you?
was he?
was she?
was it?
were we?
were you?
were they?

FORMA
NEGATIVA

I was not
you were not
he wasn't
she wasen't
it wasen't
we were not
you were not
they weren't

FORMA
NEGATIVA-INTERROGATIVA

wasn't I?
weren't you?
wasn't he?
wasn't she?
wasn't it?
weren't we?
weren't you?
weren't they?

ATTENZIONE: il passato del verbo TO BE è WAS per la prima e terza persona singolare
WERE per tutte le altre

il simple past nella lingua italiana corrisponde all'imperfetto e al passato remoto

es. Were you at the park today? - Yes, I was
Eri al parco oggi? - No, I wasn't
es. It wasn't a good holliday
Non fu (non è stata) una bella vacanza

es. I was born in Paris on 14th september
Sono nato a Parigi il 14 settembre