Past Simple Verb Tense With The Verb "to be"

What is the structure of the past simple verb tense with the verb "to be"?

Subject	+	Auxiliary Verb	+	Main Verb	-
-		did		Verb in the base form	-

Grammar rules for the present simple tense with the verb "to be":

The main verb in the sentence is the past tense of the verb "to be" (did)

When the verb "to be" (did) is used as the main verb, then no auxiliary verb is used.

Negative Statements - "not" is added to make the sentence negative

Questions - the verb "to be" comes before the subject

Past Simple Verb Tense with the Verb "to be" Chart
-	Subject	Auxiliary Verb	-	-
+	I	was	-	short as a child.
	We	were	-	in New York last week.
	She	was	-	the top student in her class.
-	I	was	not	tall as a child.
	You	were	not	funny last night.
	He	was	not	happy about failing the test.
?	Was	I	-	a lot of fun as a child?
	Were	you	-	the tallest in your class?
	Was	she	-	a good runner in high school?

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