Grammar in context
1 Complete the table with these words.
Was was - wasn't . Were were
Affirmative
Negative
1(a)
tired. We were tired.
You were tired.
He/She/It was tired.
They (b)
tired.
I wasn't tired.
We weren't tired.
You weren't tired.
They weren't tired.
He/Shellt (c)
tired.
Was I tired?
Were we tired?
Were you tired?
(d)
he/she/it tired?
(e)
they tired?
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
Yes, he/she/it was. / No, he/she/it wasn't
Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.
Questions
Short
answers
1. I was tired. We were tired. You were tired. He/She/It was tired. They were
tired.
2. I wasn't tired. We weren't tired. You weren't tired. They weren't tired.
He/She/lt wasn't tired.
3. Was I tired? Were we tired? Were you tired? Was he/she/it tired? Were they tired?
4. Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't. Yes, we were. / No, we weren't. Yes, you were. / No, you weren't. Yes, he/she/it was. / No, he/she/it wasn't . Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.