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(was – were)
1. We use the past simple form of be to talk about actions and events in the
past
3. We make the negative by adding not (was not, were not). In speaking and
informal writing. We use short forms: wasn’t and weren’t
Were you in town on Saturday? Was James happy about the test?
There was/were a great film on TV last night. There was/were two aliens from
another planet. They were in Rio d Janeiro, and there was/were a carnival.
There was/were a detective from the FBI. He wanted to find the aliens, but
there was/were a problem. It was difficult for him because there was/were
thousands of people at the carnival – in strange costumes!
Remember:
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