Analyzing Analyze the information in the chart. We use the past tense of the verb to be to Nea were (were not) M was (was not) I was at the public library * You were my friend. He was excited about the game. *We were in exams last week. *She was not an artist. *The cat was not in the yard. It was a bad day They were not at the office. E Work with a group of classmates and complete the information. Structure: Use: Examples: