¿Cómo se usa el pasado simple del verbo to be?
Afirmativo
| I was |
| You were |
| He was |
| She was |
| It was |
| We were |
| You were |
| They were |
La forma afirmativa del pasado no se puede contraer.
Ejemplos
| I was sleepy | Estaba adormilado |
| She was wrong | Estaba equivocada |
| We were happy | Éramos felices |
| They were teachers | Eran profesores |
Negativo
Sujeto + was/were + not + ...
| Forma larga | Forma corta |
|---|---|
| I was not | I wasn't |
| You were not | You weren't |
| He was not | He wasn't |
| She was not | She wasn't |
| It was not | It wasn't |
| We were not | We weren't |
| You were not | You weren't |
| They were not | They weren't |
La forma negativa se puede contraer.
Ejemplos
| I wasn't married | No estaba casada |
| It was not windy | No hacía viento |
| We were not young | No éramos jóvenes |
| You weren't our lawyers | No érais nuestros abogados |
Interrogativo
Was/Were + Sujeto + ...?
| Afirmativo | Negativo | |
|---|---|---|
| Was I...? | Was I not...? | |
| Were you...? | Were you not...? | Weren't you...? |
| Was he...? | Was he not...? | Wasn't he...? |
| Was she...? | Was she not...? | Wasn't she...? |
| Was it...? | Was it not...? | Wasn't it...? |
| Were we...? | Were we not...? | Weren't we...? |
| Were you...? | Were you not...? | Weren't you...? |
| Were they...? | Were they not...? | Weren't they...? |
Ejemplos
| Was I late? | ¿Llegaba tarde? |
| Weren't you 18 years old? | ¿No tenías 18 años? |
| Why wasn't she here? | ¿Por qué no estaba aquí? |
| Were they not afraid? | ¿No tenían miedo? |
Para los demás tiempos verbales 'to be' se comporta como un verbo ordinario.
I have been a good friend (Present Perfect).
I am being very patient (Present continuous).
I will be your wife (Future).
I can be your friend (con un verbo modal).
Ejercicios del pasado simple de to be
Completa las siguientes oraciones con el pasado simple del verbo to be en forma afirmativa.
They were very happy.
I was very angry.
My friend Tom was in New York last summer.
Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma contraída del verbo to be en pasado y en forma negativa.
You weren't at school last Monday.
He wasn't fifteen years old.
Our houses weren't very old.
interrogativa afirmativa.
Was she a beatiful girl?
Where was my car?
Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma contraída del verbo to be en pasado interrogativa.
Weren't we here last holidays?
Wasn't it a nice present?
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