verb · A1

Was

WOZ/wɒz/

Was is the past of am and is: I was tired; she was at school. Were is the past of are (we were). Wasn’t is the short negative. Use was with I/he/she/it and singular nouns.

Meaning

The past of am and is: I was tired; she was late.

Examples

“He was at school yesterday.”
“It was cold this morning.”
“Was he on the bus?”

Good to know

I/he/she/it was. you/we/they were. Negative: was not / wasn’t.

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