Examples:
They were not good students. (Eles não eram bons alunos.)
Mary wasn't the main actress. (Mary não era a atriz principal.)
3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração
was I?
were you?
was he?
was she?
Forma Contraída
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was it?
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