Después de aprender Simple Past, en esta lección aprenderemos Past of to Be.
El tiempo pasado de To Be en inglés tiene dos formas: WAS y WERE
To Be – Affirmative (Ser – Afirmativo)
| Subject | To Be | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was tired this morning. |
| You | were | You were very good. |
| He | was | He was the best in his class. |
| She | was | She was late for work. |
| It | was | It was a sunny day. |
| We | were | We were at home. |
| You | were | You were on holiday. |
| They | were | They were happy with their test results. |
To Be – Negative Sentences (To Be – Oraciones negativas)
El negativo de To Be se puede hacer agregando no después del verbo (was o were).
| Subject | To Be | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was tired this morning. |
| You | were | You were very good. |
| He | was | He was the best in his class. |
| She | was | She was late for work. |
| It | was | It was a sunny day. |
| We | were | We were at home. |
| You | were | You were on holiday. |
| They | were | They were happy with their test results. |
To Be – Negative Contractions (Para ser – contracciones negativas)
Pueden hacer contracciones negativas del verbo To Be en el tiempo pasado uniendo el verbo (was o were) y n’t (por ejemplo, were not = weren’t). No hacemos una contracción del sujeto y el verbo (por ejemplo, yo estaba).
| I was not tired this morning. | OR | I wasn’t tired this morning. |
| You were not crazy. | OR | You weren’t crazy. |
| He was not married. | OR | He wasn’t married. |
| She was not famous. | OR | She wasn’t famous. |
| It was not hot yesterday. | OR | It wasn’t hot yesterday. |
| We were not invited. | OR | We weren’t invited. |
| You were not at the party. | OR | You weren’t at the party. |
| They were not friends. | OR | They weren’t friends. |
To Be – Preguntas – Ser – Preguntas
Para crear preguntas con To Be, pones el verbo antes del sujeto.
| Affirmative | You | were | happy. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Verb | ||
| Question | Were | you | happy? |
| Verb | Subject |
| Affirmative | Question |
|---|---|
| I was late | Was I late? |
| You were sick. | Were you sick? |
| He was surprised. | Was he surprised? |
| She was from Italy. | Was she from Italy? |
| It was a big house. | Was it a big house? |
| We were ready. | Were we ready? |
| You were early. | Were you early? |
| They were busy. | Were they busy? |
Antes del verbo también puede tener una palabra WH-Question (Why, Who, What, Where, etc.)
- Were you happy? Yes, I was.
- Why were you happy? Because I was promoted at work.
To Be – Short Answers
En inglés hablado, generalmente damos respuestas cortas en respuesta a preguntas. Was he from Japan? – Yes, he was (from Japan). La última parte (from Japan) no es necesaria. Utilizamos respuestas cortas para evitar la repetición, cuando el significado es claro.
| Question | Short Answers** | Short Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Was I late? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. |
| Were you sick? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn’t. |
| Was he surprised? | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn’t. |
| Was she from Italy? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn’t. |
| Was it a big house? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn’t. |
| Were we ready? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren’t. |
| Were you early? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren’t. |
| Were they busy? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren’t |
Con To Be, no utilizamos contracciones en respuestas cortas afirmativas.
En la próxima lección aprenderemos Can / Could.
