La estructura básica del afirmativo del verbo "to be" en pasado

Sujeto Verbo objeto / complemento

I was a student. Era alumno.

You were happy. Eras feliz.
He was a musician. Fue músico.
She was in the car. Estaba en el coche.
It was a hot day. Era un día caluroso.
We were lucky. Tuvimos suerte
You were from Madrid. Erais de Madrid.
They were ours. Eran nuestros.

La estructura básica del negativo del verbo "to be" en pasado

objeto /
Sujeto Verbo
complemento

I was not a student. No era alumno.

You were not happy. No eras feliz.
He was not a musician. No era músico.
She was not in the car. No estaba en el coche.
It was not a hot day. No era un día caluroso.
We were not lucky. No tuvimos suerte.
You were not from Madrid. No erais de Madrid.
They were not ours. No eran nuestros.
Nota: Forma contraida: "was not" = "wasn't", "were not" = "weren't".

The negative of verb "be" in the past tense

La estructura básica del interrogativo del verbo "to be" en pasado

Verbo Sujeto objeto / complemento

Was I a student? ¿Era alumno?

Were you happy? ¿Eras feliz?
Was he a musician? ¿Era músico?
Was she in the car? ¿Estaba en el coche?
Was it a hot day? ¿Era un día caluroso?
Were we lucky? ¿Tuvimos suerte?
Were you from Madrid? ¿Eras de Madrid?
Were they ours? ¿Eran nuestros?

Making Yes-No Questions in the Past Tense.

Nota: Para hacer una oración interrogativa con el verbo "to be" en pasado simplemente se intercambia el
verbo "to be" con el sujeto.
 La estructura básica de las respuestas cortas del verbo "to be" en pasado

Af. Neg.

Yes, I was. No, I was not. (wasn't)

Yes, you were. No, you were not. (weren't)
Yes, he was. No, he was not. (wasn't)
Yes, she was. No, she was not. (wasn't)
Yes, it was. No, it was not. (wasn't)
Yes, we were. No, we were not. (weren't)
Yes, you were. No, you were not. (weren't)
Yes, they were. No, they were not. (weren't)
Nota: No se contrae la forma afirmativa de las respuestas cortas.