Category: Tiempos verbales
El pasado simple del verbo To be tiene dos formas: Was y Were.
Forma afirmativa
Sujeto |
Verb to be |
Ejemplos |
I |
was |
I was in Hawaii in 2015. Estuve en Hawái en 2015. |
You |
were |
You were sick. Estabas enfermo. |
He |
was |
He was in the park. Él estaba en el parque. |
She |
was |
She was my girlfriend. Ella era mi novia. |
It |
was |
It was cloudy. Estaba nublado. |
We |
were |
We were friends. Nosotros éramos amigos. |
They |
were |
They were tired this morning. Ellos estaban cansados esta mañana. |
You |
were |
You were married. Ustedes estaban casados. |
Forma negativa
La forma negativa del tiempo pasado simple con "To be" se puede hacer agregando no después del verbo (was o were).
Sujeto |
Verb to be |
Ejemplos |
I |
was not/wasn't |
I was invited. No fui invitado. |
You |
were not/weren't |
You were happy. Tú eras feliz. |
He |
was not/wasn't |
He wasn't teacher. Él no era maestro. |
She |
was not/wasn't |
She was not at home. Ella no estaba en casa. |
It |
was not/wasn't |
It wasn't right. No estaba bien. |
We |
were not/weren't |
We're not there yesterday. No estuvimos allí ayer. |
They |
were not/weren't |
They weren't married. Ellos no estaban casados. |
You |
were not/weren't |
You weren't with me. Ustedes no estuvieron conmigo. |
Forma interrogativa
La forma de interrogativa del tiempo pasado simple con "To be" se puede hacer poniendo el verbo was o were, antes del sujeto.
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Ejemplos:
- Was I late? Yes, you were. / No, you were not - ¿Llegué tarde? Si, llegaste / No, no llegaste.
- Were you happy? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t - ¿Estabas feliz? Si, lo estaba / No, no lo estaba.
- Was he sick? Yes, he was. / No, was not. - ¿Estaba él enfermo? Si, lo estaba / No, no lo estaba.
- Was she from France? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. - ¿Era ella de Francia? Si, lo era / No, no lo era.
- Was it a small house? Yes, it was. / No, it was not - ¿Era un casa pequeña? Si, lo era / No, no lo era.
- Were we ready? Yes, we were. / No, we were not - ¿Estábamos listos? Si, lo estábamos / No, no lo estábamos.
- Were you together? Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t - ¿Ustedes estaban juntos? Si, lo estábamos / No, no lo estábamos.
- Were they angry? Yes, they were. / No they weren’t - ¿Ellos estaban enojados? Si, lo estaban / No, no lo estaban.
Puede agregar una palabra de pregunta (Why, Where, When, Who, How, etc.) antes de pedir más información.
- Why was I hungry? - ¿Por qué tenía hambre?
- Where were you? - ¿Dónde estabas?
- When was he sick? - ¿Cuándo estuvo enfermo?
- Who was she? - ¿Quién era ella?
- How was the trip? - ¿Cómo estuvo el viaje?
- Where were we? - ¿Donde estábamos?
- How long were you together before you were engaged? - ¿Cuánto tiempo estuvieron juntos antes de comprometerse?
- Why were they abandoned? - ¿Por qué fueron abandonados?
