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    This document discusses the use of personal pronouns and forms of the verb "to be" in the simple present and past tenses in English. It provides examples of how "was" and "were" are used to talk about the past, including that the past of "there is" is "there was" and the past of "there are" is "there were". It also lists common past time expressions used with the simple past tense, such as this morning, yesterday, last night, last week, and last year.

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    Personal Pronoun Verb ‘to be’ in the simple Verb ‘to be’ in the simple

    present past
    I Am Was was not wasn’t
    You Are Were weren’t
    He, she, it Is Was

    We Are Were
    You Are Were
    They Are Were

     We use was & were to talk about the past.


    E.g.: - He is home today.
    - He was home yesterday.
     The past of there is = there was
     The past of there are = there were
    E.g.: - There was a party at the school last night.
    - There were two absent students last week.

    Past time expressions


    We can use the past simple with these time expressions:
    This morning, yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last
    year.
    E.g.: - He was late for work this morning.
    - She wasn’t in class last week.

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