Verbo TO BE : Ser o Estar Pasado

Generalidades:
El verbo To Be tiene dos significados: Ser y Estar. En el tiempo pasado se conjuga de la siguiente forma

PP* I You He She It We You They

Aff* was were was was was were were were

Neg* was not were not was not was not was not were not were not were not

Int* Was I? Were you? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

*PP: Pronombre Personal (Personal Pronoun) / Aff: Afirmativo / Neg: Negativo / Int: Interrogativo / Trd: Traduccin / SA: Short Answer (respuestas cortas)

Fjate bien en los siguientes ejemplos, en ellos encontrars ambos significados del verbo To Be, es decir, ser o estar. Aff: I was in Via last week Trd: Yo estuve en Via la semana pasada Neg: I was not in Via last week Int: Was I in Via last week? SA: Yes, I was SA: No, I was not Abreviaciones: Was not = wasnt They were my friends
Ellos eran mis amigos

They were not my friends Were they my friends? Yes, they were No, they were not

Were not = werent Aff: I was in Via last week Trd: Yo estuve en Via la semana pasada Neg: I wasnt in Via last week Int: Was I in Via last week? SA: Yes, I was SA: No, I wasnt They were my friends
Ellos eran mis amigos

They werent my friends Were they my friends? Yes, they were No, they werent

Ms ejemplos:
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The hotel was very comfortable and it wasnt expensive. Where were you at 3 oclock yesterday afternoon? Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive? Why was he angry yesterday? When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs. We were tired after the journey, but we werent hungry. Was the weather good when you were on holiday? Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

Para poder formar una pregunta en negativo puedes hacerlo de dos formas: 1.- Was / Were + Sujeto + not +complemento? Were you not in Mexico last week? 2.- Wasnt / Werent + Sujeto + complemento? Werent you in Mexico last week?
Vocabulario: Comfortable: cmodo / Expensive: caro / Afraid: miedo / Tired: cansado / Journey: viaje / Hungry: hambre / Weather: clima, tiempo / Holiday: vacaciones

Ejercicios: 1.- Completa las siguientes frases con el verbo To be segn corresponda. Pon atencin ya que hay algunas que estn en presente y otras en pasado. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Today the weather ____ nice, but yesterday it ____ cold. I ____ hungry. Can I have something to eat? I _____ thirsty last night, so I had something to drink. Where ____ you at 11 oclock last Monday morning? Dont buy those shoes. They ____ too expensive. We must go now. It ___ very late. This time last year I ____ in Paris.

h) We ____ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed. i) Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He _____ a famous film star. j) Where ______ the children? I dont know. They _____ here.

2.- Completa las siguientes oraciones con el verbo To be en pasado, ya sea en afirmativo o negativo segn corresponda. a) b) c) d) e) f) We didnt like our hotel room. It ____ very small and it ____ very clean. Kate got married when she ____ 24 years old. I phoned you yesterday evening, but you _____ at home. Where ____ you? George _____ at work last week because he ____ ill. He is better now. The shops ______ open yesterday because it _____ a public holiday. ____ you at home at 9:30? No, I ____. I ______ at work.

3.- Traduce las siguientes oraciones al ingls. a) b) c) d) e) f) Estuve en la oficina hasta las 7. Dnde estabas esta maana a las 10? Tus padres fueron muy amables. Era tarde, tenamos hambre y haca fro. A qu hora era el concierto? Estuvo bueno el tiempo? Estuvo nublado.

Vocabulario: Weather: clima, tiempo / thirsty: sediento, sed / late: tarde / get married: casarse / phone: llamar por telfono / ill: enfermo / public holiday: feriado / last year: el ao pasado / Monday morning: Lunes en la o por la maana / Late: tarde / Arrived : forma pasada de Arrive, llegar / Children: nios o hijos / Get married: casarse / Ill: enfermo.