WAS-WERE TO BE PAST-
TENSE
WAS
We-You-They
WERE
NEGATIVE
I-He-She-It
AFFIRMATIVE
QUESTION
*I wasn’t *We weren’t
*He wasn’t *You weren’t
*She wasn’t *They weren’t
*It wasn’t
*I was *We were
*He was *You were
*She was *They were
*It was
+ They were - She was
? Were they? - Was she rich?
-WH word -Verb -Subject -Complement
Where +
Why +
When +
Was I/HE/SHE/IT Happy
Were WE/YOU/THEY Nervous
+ +
+ +
