Verbs past tense of be?

Question

Verbs past tense of be?

Answer 1

Simple past

I, she, he, it was

we, you, they were

Past perfect (completed action)

had been

Answer 2

past tense of be is being

Answer 3

Simple past: I was, You were; He/she/it was; we were; they were

perfect tense: I have been, you have been; he/she/it has been; we have been; they have been

Pluperfect: I had been, you had been: he/she/it had been etc

Answer 4

Was & were are simple past.

other tenses, such as "past perfect" include "had been."  

Answer 5

been