Level A1

Past: was/were

was and were: am, is and are in the past.

It was sunny yesterday.

Yesterday is the past, and with 'it' we use was.

Forms

• I / he / she / it → was — past of am and is
• you / we / they → were — past of are
• wasn't · weren't — with not

A common mistake

Wrong: They was at school.

Right: They were at school.

With 'they' we use were, not was: They were at school.

More examples

Today we are at home. Yesterday we were at the park.

With 'we' - today: are; yesterday: were.

The film was funny.

The film is 'it', so in the past: was.

Mistakes explained in clips