מה ההבדל בין were/was לdid

אי אפשר לומר
we were eating

we were eating
i was eating
i did my homework

זו דוגמה, לא עלה לי שום דבר אחר אבל בעיקרון were זה עבר ברבים. כמו we were late, we we were drunk, וכו.

were drunk**