TO BE: PAST SIMPLE
Affirmative (La forma afirmativa del pasado NO se puede contraer).
| I was |
| You were |
| He/She/It was |
| We were |
| You were |
| They were |
Ejemplos
| I was sleepy | Estaba adormilado |
| She was wrong | Estaba equivocada |
| We were happy | Éramos felices |
| They were teachers | Eran profesores |
Negative (La forma negativa sí se puede contraer)
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 |
Ejemplos
| I wasn't married | Yo 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 |
Interrogative
Was/Were + Sujeto + C ?
Afirmativo | Negativo Forma corta: | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ella no estaba aquí? |
| Were they not afraid? | ¿No tenían miedo? |
Etiquetas:
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