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The Past Simple of the verb to be<\/span> helps you talk about states, feelings, or locations in the past.<\/strong> We use two main forms: was<\/span> \u0438 were<\/span>. Was<\/span> is for singular subjects like I<\/span>, he<\/span>, she<\/span>, \u0438 it<\/span>. \u041d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440, I was happy yesterday.<\/span> Were<\/span> is for plural subjects like you<\/span>, we<\/span>, \u0438 they<\/span>. For instance, They were at the park last weekend.<\/span> Mastering was<\/span> \u0438 were<\/span> is essential for describing past situations and building basic English sentences about what happened before now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is the Past Simple of ‘Be’?<\/h2>\n

The Past Simple of to be<\/span> tells us about something that was true in the past. It is like saying ‘era’ or ‘estaba’ in Spanish.<\/p>\n