(Past Simple with the verb ‘be’)
Pronun | Affirmative | Negative | Short form | |
1st person singular | I | was | was not | wasn’t |
2nd Peron singular | You | were | were not | weren’t |
3rd person singular | She | was | was not | wasn’t |
3rd person singular | He | was | was not | wasn’t |
3rd person singular | It | was | was not | wasn’t |
1st person plural | We | were | were not | weren’t |
2nd person plural | You | were | were not | weren’t |
3rd person plural | They | were | were not | weren’t |
Positive sentences (oraciones positivas)
I was at home.
You were happy
He was in the park.
She was at school.
It was sunny.
We were tired.
You were together.
They were outside.
Negative sentences short forms (oraciones cortas negativa)
I wasn’t at home.
You weren’t happy
He wasn’t in the park.
She wasn’t at school.
It wasn’t sunny.
We weren’t tired.
You weren’t together.
They weren’t outside.
Questions Yes/No (preguntas cerradas)
Preguntas que se responden Si/No con el verbo ‘be’ (ser/estar)
Para formar estas preguntas necesitamos invertir el orden del verbo
(was/were) y del sujeto (I,you,he, it,etc.)
Questions with verb ‘be’
(preguntas verbo ‘be’)
Was I late?
Were you at school?
Was he ill?
Was she busy?
Was it sunny?
Were we kind?
Were you alone?
Were they outside?
Short answers (respuestas cortas)
Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t.
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
Wh questions with verb ‘be’ (preguntas abiertas con verbo ‘be’)
Para formar estas preguntas necesitamos agregar un pronombre
interrogativo al comienzo de la oración + was / were + pronombre.
Why was I late?
Where were you last night?
When was he ill?
Why was she there?
How was it?
When were we late?
Why were you alone?
When were they outside?