be的过去式是was和were。例句：I was going well and was lying fourth.我干得不错，名列第4。They were childhood sweethearts.他们俩是青梅竹马。

英 [wəz; wɒz]  美 [wəz,wʌz] 
vt. 是；在（am、is 的过去式）

例句：

1.Cooper was a good mixer, he was popular. 

库珀是个善交际的人，很受欢迎。

2.She was widowed when she was 35. 

她35岁时就守了寡。

3.It was summer and school was out. 

夏天，学校放假了。

4.The room I was given was a hovel. 

分给我的房间又脏又小。

5.She was sure Leo was taking drugs. 

她肯定利奥在吸毒。

6.He was rowing for all he was worth. 

他在拼命地划船。

7.I was aware that she was trembling. 

我察觉到她在发抖。

8.It was a Monday, so she was at home. 

那是个星期一，所以她在家。

9.I was honest about what I was doing. 

我对我所做的一切毫不隐瞒。

10.He was lying—or was he? 

他在说谎，还是没有说谎？

11.I was going well and was lying fourth. 

我干得不错，名列第4。

12.She was glad when the meeting was over. 

会议结束时她很高兴。

13.His mouth was open, and he was snoring. 

他张着嘴巴，打着鼾。

14.When I was young chocolate was a treat. 

我年轻的时候，吃巧克力是一种难得的享受。

15.The light was on and the door was open. 

灯亮着，门开着。

英 [wər; wɜːr]  美 [wər,wɜːr] 
v. 是，在（are的过去式）

例句：

1.Her memoirs were ghostwritten. 

她的回忆录是由别人代写的。

2.Safety rules were disregarded. 

安全规定被忽视了。

3.They were childhood sweethearts. 

他们俩是青梅竹马。

4.The sandwiches were microscopic! 

这些三明治小得都快看不见了！

5.The doors were padlocked. 

门都用挂锁锁着。

6.They were Unitarians. 

他们是上帝一位论者。

7.The candles were lit. 

蜡烛都点着了。

8.The roads were icy. 

道路都结冰了。

9.Changes were afoot. 

各种变革正在进行之中。

10.Two of the men were leftists and two were centrists. 

这些人其中两人是左派分子，两人是中间派。

11.Women were screaming; some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire. 

女人们在尖叫；最靠近桥的一些房屋在燃烧。

12.The portions were generous. 

份量很足。

13.They were left fatherless. 

他们没有父亲。

14.His motives were pure. 

他动机纯正。