Past Simple - To Be by ITZEL NAYELI REYNAGA VELAZQUEZ

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learned

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In the simple past tense the verb to be is used, but in the past tense we only used was and were To refer to saying I was, I went and it was which is the case of was and talking about were here we refer to the plurals We were, we were and we were.

Example

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¿Cuándo usar "was" o "were"?

Usamos "was" con:

I (yo)

He (él)

She (ella)

It (eso/esa cosa)

Ejemplo:

I was happy. (Yo estaba feliz)

She was at the park. (Ella estaba en el parque)

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Usamos "were" con:

You (tú o ustedes)

We (nosotros)

They (ellos)

👉 Ejemplo:

You were at school. (Tú estabas en la escuela)

They were tired. (Ellos estaban cansados)

Structures

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Forma negativa

Para decir que algo no era o no estaba, se agrega "not":

was + not = wasn’t

were + not = weren’t

Ejemplo:

I wasn’t at home. (No estaba en casa)

We weren’t ready. (No estábamos listos)

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Forma interrogativa (preguntas)

Para hacer preguntas, se pone "was" o "were" al inicio de la oración:

Was + sujeto + ...?

Were + sujeto + ...?

Ejemplo:

Was he your friend? (¿Él era tu amigo?)

Were you sick? (¿Estabas enfermo?)

Speak

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References

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1. Azar, B. S., & Hagen, S. A. (2017). Understanding and Using English Grammar (5th ed.). Pearson Education.

Este libro es muy utilizado para aprender gramática del inglés, especialmente en niveles intermedios y avanzados. Explica detalladamente los tiempos verbales, incluyendo el pasado del verbo to be.

2. Murphy, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

> Es uno de los libros de gramática más recomendados a nivel mundial. Tiene explicaciones claras y ejercicios sobre el pasado simple y el verbo to be.