A létige ’to be’ múlt idejű formái (‘volt’)
| I | was | We | were | |
| You | were | You | ||
| He | was | They | ||
| She | ||||
| It |
Tagadásban:
| I | was not | We | were not | |
| You | were not | You | ||
| He | was not | They | ||
| She | ||||
| It |
Kérdés (fordított szórend)
| Was | I | we | ||
| Were | you | you | ||
| he | Were | they | ||
| Was | she | |||
| it |
Rövid válaszok:
| Was | I… | ? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn’t. | |
| Were | you… | ? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. | |
| Was | he… | ? | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn’t. | |
| Was | she … | ? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn’t. | |
| Was | it … | ? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn’t. | |
| Were | we… | ? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren’t. | |
| Were | you… | ? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. | |
| Were | they… | ? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren’t.. | |
A múlt idő leggyakrabban használt időhatározói a következőek:
yesterday – tegnap
the day before yesterday – tegnapelőtt
last week – múlt héten
last month – múlt hónapban
last year – múlt évben
last ….. – múlt ….
1 week ago – egy héttel ezelőtt
two months ago – két hónappal ezelőtt
….. ago – …. (idővel) ezelőtt
