Grammar - Was/Were

Am/Is (present) – Was (past)

• I am very hungry. (now)             
• I was hungry this morning.
• How tall is Chris? (now)
• How tall was Chris last year?
• The weather is great today.
• The weather was great yesterday.

Are (present) – Were (past)

• You are really early. (now)
• You were really early last week.
• We are at the mall. (now)
• We were at the mall last Sunday.

Compiled from Essential Grammar in Use

• When I was a child, I was afraid of the water.
• We were exhausted after the trip, but we were happy.
• She was sick, but she was still working.
• The vegetables were fresh, but they were expensive.
• As a child, I wasn’t afraid of anything.
• They weren’t happy with the hotel’s service.
• Sam wasn’t sick, but he didn’t go to school.
• We weren’t invited to Sarah’s birthday party.
• Was the weather nice when you were in Shanghai?
• Were you late for work yesterday?
• Why were they laughing earlier on?
• When was Melissa in Europe?