TOM: Okay. Let's start our experiment. Hello. Who are you?
EVA: I was Eva.
TOM: Great! It works! You were Eva. Now, you are a robot.
TOM: Who is this?
EVA: It was a baby once.
TOM: Now, it is a child.
EVA: She was a beautiful young woman once.
TOM: And now, she is an old lady. Let's play a little bit more. What is this?
EVA: It was a kitten once.
TOM: And now, it is a cat. What is this?
EVA: It was a puppy once.
TOM: Now it is a dog. Okay, Eva. I think we can stop this experiment. My new machine works great.

Czasownik to be posiada dwie formy czasu przeszłego. Są nimi was lub were. Zapoznaj się z odmianą tego czasownika przez osoby:

I was = ja byłem/byłam
you were = ty byłeś/byłaś
he was = on był
she was = ona była
it was = ono było

we were = my byliśmy/byłyśmy
you were = wy byliście/byłyście
they were = oni byli/one były

Zapoznaj się z formą przeczącą czasownika was/were:

I was not/wasn't
you were not/weren't
he was not/wasn't
she was not/wasn't
it was not/wasn't

we were not/weren't
you were not/weren't
they were not/weren't

Pytania z czasownikiem was/were tworzymy za pomocą inwersji.

Were you at home two hours ago? = Byłeś/byłaś w domu dwie godziny temu?
Where was he yesterday? = Gdzie on wczoraj był?
Were we in Spain in 1999? = Czy byliśmy w Hiszpanii w 1999?