PAST TENSE WITH THE VERB

TO BE
WAS =estába, fue, estuvo

WERE=estábamos, fueron,
(ellos) estuvieron
PERSONA PRESENTE PASADO

I am was

He/she/it is was

We/you/they are were

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as EJEMPLO TRADUCCIÓN
That night Michael was drinking beer Esa noche Michael bebía cerveza y yo
and I was eating a sandwich. comía un emparedado.

w
as EJEMPLO TRADUCCIÓN
My father was drinking orange juice in Mi padre estuvo bebiendo jugo de
my sister's house. naranja en la casa de mi hermana.

w
er
e
EJEMPLO TRADUCCIÓN
The boys were at my sister's house Los niños estuvieron en la casa de mi
Thursday night. hermana el jueves en la noche.
To Be - Affirmative
Subject
I
To Be
was
Examples
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 happy with their test

They were
results
To Be - Questions
Affirmative You
To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.
were happy.

Subject Verb

Question Were you happy?

Verb Subject
ffirmative 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?

To Be - Negative Sentences
Subject To Be
The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).
Examples
I was not I was not tired this morning.

You were not You were not crazy.

He was not He was not married.

She was not She was not famous.

It was not It was not hot yesterday.

We were not We were not invited.

You were not You were not at the party.

They were not They were not friends.

To Be - Negative form and
Contractions
I was not tired this morning.
You were not crazy.
He was not married.
She was not famous.
It was not hot yesterday.
We were not invited.
You were not at the party.
They were not friends.
OR I wasn't tired this morning.
OR You weren't crazy.
OR He wasn't married.
OR She wasn't famous.
To Be - Negative Contractions
OR It wasn't hot yesterday.
OR We weren't invited.
OR You weren't at the party.
OR They weren't friends.
To Be - Short Answers
In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.
Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We
use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.
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.
AFFIRMATIVE &
NEGATIVE FORM

I was/wasn’t at school yesterday.

He
She
It

We were/weren’t at the beach last week.

You
They
 QUESTION FORM
Yes, she was hungry.
I Yes, she was.
He hungry? No, she wasn’t hungry.
Was She
No,she wasn’t.
It

Yes, we were.
We at the theatre
No,we weren’t.
Were You last weekend?
They
 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Los pronombres posesivos son aquellos pronombres que

indican la propiedad de algo para alguna persona.
El pronombre substituye al nombre y en este caso al
sustantivo, expresa la propiedad de algo.
mine (máin) - (el/la/lo/los/las) mío/a míos/as
yours (iórs) - (el/la/lo/los/las) tuyo/a tuyos/as
his (jis) - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
hers (jers) - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
ours (áurs) - (el/la/lo/los/las) nuestro/a, nuestros/as
yours (iórs) - (el/la/lo/los/las) de ustedes
theirs (dérs) - (el/la/lo/los/las) suyo/a suyos/as
its
EXAMPLE:MINE
1. Can you lend me a pencil? - I forgot mine.
¿Puedes prestarme un lápiz? - Olvidé el mío.
2. Here are your tools. Where are mine?
Aquí están tus herramientas. ¿Dónde están las mías?
3. This belongs to me. It's mine.
Esto me pertenece. Es mío.
4. I play tennis with a friend of mine.
Juego al tenis con un amigo mío (de los míos).
YOURS
1. Is this book yours?
¿Es tuyo este libro?
2. That is my problem, not yours.
Ese es mi problema, no tuyo.
3. This belongs to you. It's yours.
Esto te pertenece. Es tuyo.
4. I met a friend of yours yesterday.
Conocí a un amigo tuyo (de los tuyos) ayer.
HIS
1. I lent Bob my car and he lent me his.
Le presté a Bob mi auto y él me prestó el suyo.
2. Jack wears a nice hat. Is it his?
Jack usa un lindo sombrero.¿Es suyo (de él)?
3. This belongs to John. It's his.
Esto pertenece a John. Es de él.
4. Bill went to the game with a friend of his.
Bill fue al juego con un amigo de él (de los de él).
HERS
1. I forgot my book, so Susan gave me hers.
Olvidé mi libro, entonces Susan me dió el suyo.
2. That is not my sister's car. Hers is red.
Ese no es el auto de mi hermana. El de ella es rojo.
3. This belongs to Sally. It's hers.
Esto pertenece a Sally. Es de ella.
4. Mary went to the theater with a friend of hers.
Mary fue al teatro con una amiga de ella.
OURS
1. Their city is old. Ours is new.
Su ciudad es vieja. La nuestra es nueva.
2. Their country is bigger than ours.
Su país es más grande que el nuestro.
3. It's their problem, not ours.
Es su problema, no el nuestro.
4. Sally and I had a big party with some friends of ours.
Sally y yo tuvimos una gran fiesta con algunos amigos nuestros.
YOURS
1. Our language is nice. Yours is practical.
Nuestro idioma es lindo. El de ustedes es práctico.
2. Our house is next to yours.
Nuestra casa está al lado de la de ustedes.
3. This belongs to you and your brother. It's yours.
Esto pertenece a ti y a tu hermano. Es de ustedes.
4. You can bring some friends of yours, if you want.
Ustedes pueden traer algunos amigos suyos si
quieren.
THEIRS
1. That car belongs to my parents. It's theirs.
Ese coche pertenece a mis padres. Es de ellos.
2. Our city is as nice as theirs.
Nuestra ciudad es tan linda como la de ellos.
3. My appartment is here. Theirs is there.
Mi apartamento está aquí. El de ellos está allí.
4. My parents went on vacation with friends of theirs.
Mis padres se fueron de vacaciones con amigos suyos.
EXERCISES:
1. This suit is hers.
2. Is this car yours?
3. This is his laptop.
4. This house is yours.
5. This dog is licking its bone