PAST Verb "TO BE"

Past Simple of the verb "To be"

The simple past of the verb "To be" (to be) is formed by changing the forms "am" and "is" to "was" and how "are" to "were". 
Moreover, to form negative and interrogative form is the same as in the present simple. 
Then we will see the interrogative and negative of the verb "to be" in past affirmative forms: 

Affirmative: 
I was: I was or I was. 
You were: you were or you were. 
He was: he was or he was. 
She was: she was or she was. 
It was: it was or it was. 
We were: us were or we were. 
You were: ye were or you were. 
They Were: they were or they were. 
Negative: 
I was not: I was not or was not. 
You were not: you were not or you were not. 
I was not: he was not, or he was not. 
She was not: it was not or it was not. 
It was not: it was not or it was not. 
We were not: we did not we were or we were not. 
You were not: ye or you were not you were not happy. 
They Were not: they were not or they were not. 
Interrogative: 
Was I: was I? or was I? 
Were you: was it you? or were you? 
Was I: was he? or was he? 
Was she: was she? or was she? 
Was it: was it that? or was it that? 
Were we:? Was us? or were we us? 
Were you:? Was you? o you were you? 
They Were: Were they? o they were? 
Examples: 
· He was my friend when i was twelve years old → He was my friend when I was twelve. 
· I was not at school at half-past eleven → I was not in school at eleven thirty. 
· They Were at home yesterday? → Were they at home yesterday? (Do not confuse "where (where)" with were). 
Finally, to say that the negative contracted forms are: 
Was not was not → 
Were not → weren't