A2a · GRAMÁTICA · TEMA 8
El pasado de to be: was y were
Fui, era, estuve, estaba: en español son muchas formas, en inglés solo dos.
⏱️ En 30 segundos
✅ was con I, he, she, it · were con you, we, they.
✅ Negativo: wasn't / weren't.
✅ Pregunta: Was she…? / Were you…? (sin did).
✅ Para nacer: I was born in…
🇪🇸 Cómo se dice en español
I was → fui / era / estuve / estaba
They were → fueron / eran / estuvieron / estaban
I was born → nací
Were you at home? → ¿Estabas en casa?
1. La tabla
Sujeto
Afirmativo / negativo
Pregunta
I / he / she / it
was / wasn't
Was he…?
you / we / they
were / weren't
Were they…?
2. Ejemplos
I was at home yesterday.
Estuve en casa ayer.
The film was great, but we were tired.
La película estuvo genial, pero estábamos cansados.
Where were you last night?
¿Dónde estabas anoche?
I was born in Quito in 1995.
Nací en Quito en 1995.
💡 Expresiones de pasado: yesterday, last night, last week, two days ago, in 2020.
⚠️ Errores típicos de hispanohablantes
I born in Quito.
✓ I was born in Quito.
"Nacer" = be born.
They was happy.
✓ They were happy.
they: were.
Did you were at home?
✓ Were you at home?
To be no usa did.
Yesterday was raining. (sin sujeto)
✓ Yesterday it was raining.
Siempre hace falta sujeto.
✍️ Practica
Elige la respuesta correcta. Te decimos al instante si acertaste.
We ___ at the beach last weekend.|was; were|1|we: were.
My mother ___ a teacher.|was; were|0|she: was.
___ you at the party?|Did; Was; Were|2|Were you…?
The exam ___ difficult. It was easy.|wasn't; weren't|0|it: wasn't.
I ___ born in 2001.|was; were; did|0|I was born.
Were they happy? — Yes, they ___ .|was; were; did|1|Respuesta corta: Yes, they were.
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