In the present simple tense, the verb "are" is used for the pronoun "you" as in "Are you a student?" In the past simple tense, we use the verb "were" for the pronoun "you" to indicate an action that took place in the past, hence "Were you a student?"
Were you a student...
In the present simple tense, the verb "are" is used for the pronoun "you" as in "Are you a student?" In the past simple tense, we use the verb "were" for the pronoun "you" to indicate an action that took place in the past, hence "Were you a student?"