英文 Was/ Were 是 is / are 的過去式，Was/ Were 是 be 動詞的過去形式，表達的是過去的事情，而非現在。本篇文章要教學 Was/ Were 的各種用法，如果你還不是很了解 Was/ Were 的用法的話，那就趕快來看這篇英文教學吧。
下面教學 Was/ Were 的各種用法。
英文 Was/ Were 用法教學
1.was/were 過去簡單式
was 跟 were 本身是動詞，分別是 be 動詞 is/are的過去式。也就是 was 是 is 的過去式，were 是 are 的過去式。
主詞後面如果接 was/were 的話，代表是過去簡單式。各種主詞+ was/were 的形式列舉如下。
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
They were
We were
You were
例：
I was so happy yesterday.
我昨天很高興。
例：
She was at home yesterday morning.
她昨天早上待在家。
如果是否定句的話，直接在後面加 Not。
I was not
You were not
He was not
She was not
It was not
They were not
We were not
You were not
例：
He was not happy yesterday.
他昨天不高興。
例：
She was not at home yesterday morning.
她昨天早上待在家。
所以，當你看到 Was/ Were 的時候，代表是過去式，而且前面通常是有主詞的，常見的：I / You/ He/ She / It / They / We…等等。當然也可以是其他事物。
無論主詞是什麼，看到 Was/ Were 時，就知道談論的事是發生在過去。
例：
Rome was not built in a day.
羅馬不是一天建成的。
例：
She was born in 1980.
她生於1980年。
was/were 是 be 動詞的過去式，後面可以接名詞、形容詞…等等，常見用法如下。
1.was/were + 名詞
例：
She was a teacher 3 years ago, but now She’s a YouTuber.
她三年前是個老師，但現在是 YouTuber。
2.was/were + 形容詞
例：
She was so cute when she was young.
她年輕時很可愛。
3.was/were + 地點
例：
I was at Jenny’s house yesterday morning.
我昨天早上在珍妮家。
4.was/were + 時間
例：
It was 10.30 p.m. when he called me.
他打給我時是晚上十點半。
5.was/were + 年紀
I was 26 years old when I got married.
我結婚時是26歲。
上面就是 Be 動詞的常見各種用法啦。關於 be 動詞的用法，你也可以參考下面文章。
2.Was/Were 放句首當疑問句
Was/Were 也可以放在句首，當作疑問句，因為 Was/Were 是過去式，所以此時你問的是過去的某件事。
Was/Were 放在句首時，此時變成疑問句，原本的主詞 + Was/Were，就會變成如下，也就是將 Was/Were 搬到前面，主詞搬到後面。
例：
Was I …?
Were you …?
Was he …?
Was she …?
Was it …?
Were we …?
Were you …?
Were they …?
例：
Was she sick?
她生病了嗎？
例：
Were you at home yesterday morning?
你昨天早上在家嗎？
3.WH 疑問詞 + Was/ Were
Was/ Were 前面還可以加 WH 疑問詞，此時同樣也是用作疑問句。此時有各種組合，整理如下。
When were / was （詢問何時）
Where were / was （詢問地點）
Why were / was （詢問為什麼）
How were / was （詢問如何）
How old were / was （詢問年紀）
例：
Where were you last night?
你昨晚在哪？
例：
How old was she 3 years ago?
三年前她多大？
例：
Why was he not at home yesterday?
他昨天怎麼不在家？
4.There was/There were 用法
There was/There were 是 There is / There are 的過去式，There is / There are 也是很常見的用法，表達的是「有….（多少個人、數量）」的意思。
例：
There were a lot of people there.
有很多人在那。
例：
There was a stranger standing in front of my house yesterday night.
昨天晚上我家門前站著一個陌生人。
There was/There were 表達的同樣是過去，也就是過去有多少….的意思，而不是指現在唷。
總結
1.主詞加 Was /were 的規則整理如下：
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
They were
We were
You were
2. Was /were 是 be 動詞的過去型態，常見用法如下。
was/were + 名詞
was/were + 形容詞
was/were + 地點
was/were + 時間
was/were + 年紀
3.用作疑問詞時，was/ were 可以搬到句子前面，另外疑問詞 WH 開頭的疑問句，也可以接Was /were，此時問的是過去發生的事或狀態。
4.There was/There were 是 There is / There are 的過去式，，表達的是「有….（多少個人、數量）」的意思。
