Was ve were, geçmiş zamanda kullanılan yardımcı fiillerdir. “Was” tekil isimlerle, “were” ise çoğul isimlerle ve “you” ile kullanılır. İşte örnek cümleler:
1. I was at the library yesterday.
2. You were very busy last week.
3. He was a good teacher.
4. She was in Paris last summer.
5. It was cold yesterday.
6. We were happy to see them.
7. They were at the cinema on Sunday.