Question

use was and were in statements
the verb be has special forms to show the past.
past
was
were
present
am, is
are
i was at the beach before. i am at home now.
dad was with me. dad is at home now, too.
we were in a big rainstorm. we are glad to be inside now.
try it
a. say the sentence. then say the sentence again. use the past tense of the verb.

1. i am at the beach on a sunny day.
2. suddenly, a storm is there.
3. it is the biggest storm of the summer.
4. the raindrops are huge.
5. my little sister is afraid.
6. we are safe in dads car, though.

b. complete each sentence. use the correct tense of the verb.

1. yesterday, the thunderstorm (is / was) awful.
2. right now, the skies (are / were) clear.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. I was at the beach on a sunny day.
2. Suddenly, a storm was there.
3. It was the biggest storm of the summer.
4. The raindrops were huge.
5. My little sister was afraid.
6. We were safe in Dad's car, though.
7. was
8. are