¿Dónde estabas ayer? ¿Cómo fue la excursión? Para hablar del pasado con el verbo to be solo necesitas dos formas: was y were.
Objetivos
- Elegir entre was y were según el sujeto
- Formar la negativa (wasn’t / weren’t) y la pregunta
- Usar expresiones de tiempo pasado: yesterday, last…, ago
- Describir cómo era algo en el pasado
1. Was o were
| Sujeto | Afirmativa | Negativa |
|---|---|---|
| I / he / she / it | I was at home. | I wasn’t (was not) at home. |
| you / we / they | They were tired. | They weren’t (were not) tired. |
2. Preguntas y respuestas cortas
- Was she at school yesterday? – Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
- Were you happy? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
- Where were you last night? – I was at my grandma’s house.
3. Expresiones de tiempo pasado
| Inglés | Español |
|---|---|
| yesterday | ayer |
| yesterday morning / afternoon | ayer por la mañana / por la tarde |
| last night | anoche |
| last week / month / year | la semana / el mes / el año pasado |
| two days ago | hace dos días |
| in 2020 | en 2020 |
Ejemplo
Last Saturday we were at the beach. The water was cold, but the sun was hot.
we → were; the water / the sun → was.
Recuerda
- I / he / she / it → was; you / we / they → were.
- Negativa: wasn’t / weren’t.
- Pregunta: Was he…? Were they…?
- yesterday, last night, last week, two days ago.
¡Ahora te toca a ti!
Comprueba que lo has entendido con los ejercicios y repasa con el resumen.