Ingls Medio Leccin 1.

6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were Yes en Ingls II

1.6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were

De la misma forma que el verbo "to be" tiene auxiliares para estructurar oraciones (am, is, are) el tiempo pasado tambin los presenta pero en este tiempo se utilizan solamente dos: "was" y "were". De esta forma las oraciones afirmativas del pasado del verbo "to be" quedaran estructuradas bajo la siguiente gramtica:

Oraciones afirmativas de pasado del verbo "to be"

I He She It

was were

at the store this morning

We You They

at the store this morning

Notese que el auxiliar en pasado "was" se usa nicamente con aquellos pronombres singulares, es decir, que hacen referencia a una sola persona, en cambio el auxiliar "were" es usado con pronombres en plural (You es tomado de esta forma porque adems de "T o Usted" tambin refiere a "Ustedes").

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Ingls Medio Leccin 1.6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were Yes en Ingls II

Ejemplos de oraciones afirmativas de pasado "to be" Ejemplos "ser": I was a student of this school She was a model They were good kids Ejemplos "estar": He was at the beach this morning (l estaba en la playa esta maana) We were married (Estbamos casados) You were wrong (Estabas[n] equivocado[s]) En el caso de oraciones negativas se sigue la misma gramtica aadiendo nicamente "not". Oraciones negativas de pasado del verbo "to be" (Yo era un estudiante de esta escuela) (Ella era una modelo) (Ellos eran buenos nios)

I He She It

was not wasn't

at the store this morning

We You They

were not weren't

at the store this morning

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Ingls Medio Leccin 1.6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were Yes en Ingls II

Usualmente para expresar oraciones negativas al hablar / escribir se emplean las contracciones indicadas "wasn't" y "weren't". Ejemplos de oraciones negativas de pasado "to be" Ejemplos "ser": I was not student of this school. She wasn't a model They weren't good kids Ejemplos "estar": He wasn't at the beach this morning (l no estaba en la playa esta maana) We weren't married (No estbamos casados) You were not wrong (No estabas[n] equivocado[s]) Oraciones interrogativas de pasado del verbo "to be" (Yo no era un estudiante de esta escuela) (Ella no era una modelo) (Ellos no eran buenos nios)

He
Where was

She this morning? It

He was at the store She was at the store It was at the store

We
Where were

You They

this morning?

We were at the store I was at the store They were at the store

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Ingls Medio Leccin 1.6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were Yes en Ingls II

En el caso especfico de preguntas se sigue la gramtica vista antes. Para preguntas de "Si" o "No", utilizamos el auxiliar del pasado al principio "was" o "were" dependiendo de quin se hable. Para preguntas especficas se pone al principio la palabra "Wh-" seguido del auxiliar en pasado y luego el complemento:

"Wh-" question + past of "to be" verb auxiliar + complement

Veamos los distintos tipos de preguntas en este tiempo y las posibles respuestas:

Preguntas con respuesta "Si" o "No":

- Were you a football player at the school? - Yes, I was. - Was she a model? - No, she wasn't. - Were they your friends? - No, they weren't. - Was Richard your boyfriend? - Yes, he was. - Were we on a test? - Yes, you were.

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Ingls Medio Leccin 1.6 - Pasado simple de "be": Oraciones con Was / Were Yes en Ingls II

Preguntas especficas: - Where were you? - I was at the bank. - Where were Fernando and his girlfriend this morning? - They were home. - Who was that person? - He was my father. - What was that? - That was a thunder. - When was Mary at the store? - She was at the store in the afternoon.

Diferencia de verbo "to be" en presente y pasado

El siguiente ejercicio muestra la diferencia entre el presente y pasado del verbo ser / estar: Pre: I am a teacher. Pas: I was a teacher. Pre: She is at the movies. Pas: She was at the movies. Pre: They are not professionals. Pas: They were not professionals. Pre: Internet is important. Pas: Internet was important. Pre: Computers aren't fast. Pas: Computers werent fast. Pre: Music is boring at the party. Pas: Music was boring at the party.

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