To be - o'tgan zamonda birlik uchun- was, ko'plik uchun -were shakli ishlatiladi.
So'roq shakli - to be ning egadan oldin chiqarish bilan, bo'lishsizlik shakli esa to bedan keyin not, inkor yuklamasini qo'yish bilan yasaladi. Ko'pincha o'zbek tilida edi deb tarjima qilinadi

BO'LISHLI SHAKLI

I was ill

We were ill She was ill

You were ill He was ill

They were ill it was ill

SO'ROQ SHAKLI

Was I ill ?

Were we ill? Was he ill ?

Were you ill ? Was she ill ?

Were they ill ?

BO'LISHSIZLIK SHAKLI

I was not ill

We were not ill He was not ill

You were not ill She was not ill

They were not ill It was not ill

=>. Gaplarni so'roq va bo'lishsiz shaklga aylantiring
1. He was at home yesterday.
2. She was in London some years ago.
3. She was ill.
4. It was too dark in the street.
5. We were at home last night.
8. The colour of the trees was yellow.
9. It was warm outside.
10. We were at the theatre last Sunday.