Form of Simple Past: Was and Were
A. Basic Form of Simple Past
Subject (S) + Was / Were + Object
Verb Past: Was / were
B. Subject and Verb
- Was is for Singular Subject
Was: He, She, it, Dani, Suci, Cat
- Were is for Plural Subject
Were: we, you, they, Rindu dan Kasih, cats
C. Object
We use was and were when the object: Adjective, Noun, Adverb (ANA). It talks about the subject
Example:
- Adjective: Rudi was Ugly.
Rudi: Subject
Was: Verb for Singular Subject
Ugly: Object (Adjective)
- Noun: They were our products.
They: Subject
Were: Verb for Plural Verb
Our products: Object (Noun)
Adverb: Kronos was in Ungaran
Kronos: Subject
Was: Verb for Singular Subject
In Ungaran: Object (Adverb)
D. Example
- She was sick at the weekend.
- We were late and missed their flight.
- She was in England last week.
- Rara was very special to me.
- My little daughter was born today.
- Toni was not hungry but I ate a hamburger.
- When Lui came, Doni were not in Mosque.
- My father was not tired but he slept early.
Sources:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/passives
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive.html
www.merriam-webster.com
