first-person singular simple past indicative of be.

third-person singular simple past indicative of be.

(now colloquial) Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.

(now colloquial or nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) second-person singular simple past indicative of be; were.

(colloquial, nonstandard) first-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.

(colloquial, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) third-person plural simple past indicative of be; were.