PAST TO BE.

PASADO SIMPLE DEL VERBO: TO BE (SER O ESTAR)

ERA O ESTABA.
AFIRMATIVO
SUJETO VERBO EJEMPLO
I (yo) WAS
I was sleepy (Yo estaba dormi do)
YOU (tu) WERE
You were my friend (Vos eras mi amigo)
HE (el) WAS
He was in his house (El estaba en su casa)
SHE (ella) WAS
She was wrong. (El l a estaba equivocada)
IT (eso) WAS
It was unbelievable (eso fue incredible)
WE
(nosotros)
WERE
We were happy (Nosotros eramos fel i ces)
YOU
(ustedes)
WERE
You were hungry (Ustedes estaban hambrientos)
THEY (ellos) WERE
They were teachers (Ellos eran profesores)

NEGATIVO (NO ERA; NO ESTABA)
SUJETO VERBO EJEMPLO
I (yo) WAS NOT (WASNT)
I was not sleepy (Yo no estaba dormi do)
YOU (tu) WERE (WERENT)
You werent my friend (Vos no eras mi amigo)
HE (el) WAS (WASNT)
He wasnt in his house (El no estaba en su casa)
SHE (ella) WAS (WASNT)
She was not wrong. (El la no estaba equivocada)
IT (eso) WAS (WASNT)
It wasnt unbelievable (eso no fue incredible)
WE
(nosotros)
WERE (WERENT)
We were not happy (Nosotros no eramos
feli ces)
YOU
(ustedes)
WERE (WERENT)
You were not hungry (Ustedes no estaban hambrientos)
THEY (ellos) WERE (WERENT)
They werent teachers (Ellos no eran profesores)

INTERROGATIVO: WAS/WERE + SUJETO + ?
AFIRMATIVO NEGATIVO
WAS I ? WAS I NOT?
WERE YOU ? WERE YOU NOT...? o WERENT YOU?
WAS HE? WAS HE NOT? o WASNT HE.?
WAS SHE.? WAS SHE NOT? o WASNT SHE?
WAS IT.? WAS IT NOT? o WASNT IT.?
WERE WE .? WERE WE NOT? o WERENT WE?
WERE YOU? WERE YOU NOT? o WERENT YOU?
WERE THEY.? WERE THEY NOT? o WERENT THEY.?

EJEMPLOS
Was I late? = Llegaba tarde?
Werent you 18 years ol d? = No ten as 18 aos?
Why wasnt she here? = Por qu no estaba aqu ?
Were they not afraid? = No ten an miedo?