Quandoaprendemopassadopelaprimeiravez,muitosestudantesdeinglsseconfundem

comosverboswas,wereedid.
Waseweresoaformapassadadoverbo'tobe'.Veja:

I,he,she,itwas
You,we,theywere

Exemplos:

Weareintheparknow,butyesterdaywewereatschool.(Estamosnoparqueagora,mas
ontemnsestvamosnaescola.)

Johnisbusynow,butafewmomentsagohewasfree.(OJohnestocupadoagora,mash
poucosminutoseleestavadesocupado.)

Iamthinnow,butwhenIwasateenagerIwasreallychubby.(Soumagraagora,mas
quandoeueraadolescenteeuerabemcheinha.)

Asformasnegativasso'wasn't/weren't'(contradas)ou'wasnot/werenot'.

IthinkMarywasn'tathomewhenIcalledherearlier.(AchoqueaMarynoestavaemcasa
quandoligueimaiscedo.)

Thechildrenweren'tinthecarwhentheaccidenthappened.(Ascrianasnoestavamno
carroquandohouveoacidente.)

Asformasinterrogativasso:

WasI,he,she,it?
Wereyou,we,they?

Wereyouatthemovieslastnight?IthinkIsawyouthere.(Vocestavanocinemaontem
noite?Achoquevivoc.)
WasityouoryoursisterwhotraveledtoAustraliasometimeago?(Foivocousuairmque
viajouparaaAustrliaumtempoatrs?)
WasitSueonthephone?(EraaSueaotelefone?)

Atenteparaainversonaordemdoverbonasinterrogativas.

Talvezgrandepartedaconfusocomoverbo'tobe'nopassadosejaporque,emportugus,
elepodesignificar'foi','era'ou'estava',comofoivistonosexemplos.

Bem,agoraavezdo'did'.Usamos'did'parafazerperguntasenegativasnopassadode
verbosEXCETOcomoverbo'tobe'!O'did'umverboauxiliarnestescasos.Lembrasedo
'do/does'?Ento,o'did'funcionadomesmojeito,squenopassado.

Exemplos:

DidyouwatchTVlastnight?(AssistiuTVontemnoite?)
No,Ididn't.Ihadtostudy.(No.Tivequeestudar.)

DoyouplaysocceronSaturdays?(Vocjogafutebolaossbados?)
Yes,Ido,butlastSaturdayIdidn'tplay.Iwasoutoftown.(Jogo,massbadopassadono
joguei.Estavaviajando.)

Didyoudoyourhomework?(Fezseudeverdecasa?)
Yeah,sureIdidmyhomework.(Claro.Fizmeudeverdecasa.)
Lembrese:'did'passadode'do'!

Notasequeoverboprincipalvoltasuaformainfinitivanasinterrogativasenegativas.
Nosefala*Ididn'tplayed.Ou*Didyouwatched?

Tentepensarassim,o'did'eo'was/were'socomocoegatoondetemum,nopode
haveroutro.Elesbrigam!E'was/were'nosoauxiliaresparaformarpassado.Ento,
NUNCAhaverfrasesassim:

*WasyouwatchTVlastnight?
*Didyouwasathomeyesterday?
*Ididn'twasfatwhenIwasachild.