De past simple van het werkwoord BE kent de volgende vormen

       I      was                                  I      wasn't

        You were                                You weren't

                       He   was                                  He  wasn't                  

      She was                                  She wasn't

       It     was                                  It    wasn't

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        We  were                                We   weren't

        You were                                You weren't

         They were                              They weren't