The past tense of be (Was and Were)

Son las formas pasadas del verbo to be. L a palabra WAS se usan para
hacer oraciones singulares mientras que el WERE se usa para hacer
oraciones plurales.
 Se escribe WAS con los pronombres personales:
 I, HE, SHE , IT:
- I WAS (yo era, fuí,estaba) - She WAS (Ella era,fué,estuvo, estaba)
- He WAS (Él era, fue,estuvo, estaba) - It WAS (eso /esto era )
estaba)

 Se escribe were con los pronombres personales:

 WE , YOU , THEY:
-YOU WERE (Tú eras o tú estabas) - we were (Nosotros éramos o estábamos)
-you were (ustedes eran, ustedes estaban) – they were (ellos eran o ellos estaban)
EXERCISES:

I am happy I was happy = yo estaba feliz

We are happy We were happy = Nosotros estábamos feliz
She is sad she was sad = ella estaba triste.
They are friends they were friends = ellos eran amigos
He is a supervisor He was a supervisor = Él era un supervisor.
Oraciones afirmativas con WAS Y WERE
1. I was a good student = Yo fui un buen estudiante
2. She was my girlfriend = Ella era mi novia
3. He was sick = El estaba enfermo
4. We were very good friends = Nosotros fuimos buenos amigos
5. They were here = Ellos estaban aquí
Oraciones Negativas con was not = wasn´t , were not = weren´t
1. I WAS NOT A GOOD STUDENT. = Yo no fui un buen estudiante.
2. SHE WAS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND. = Ella no era mi novia.
3. He WAS NOT SICK =
4. WE WEREN´T VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
5. THEY WERE NOT HERE.
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Oraciones Interrogativas :
1.- Was I a good student? Yes, I was No, I wasn´t
2.- WAS SHE MY GIRLFRIEND? YES, SHE WAS - NO, SHE WAS NOT
3.- WAS HE SICK? YES, HE WAS – NO HE WAS NOT
4.- WERE WE VERY GOOD FIRENDS? YES, WE WERE – NO, WE WERE NOT
5.-
Exercises:
Complete the sentences using WAS and WERE.
1. I WAS…….. a good student.
2. Luis and Maria ………WERE………….. together.
3. Lia ……WAS……….. excellent in english.
4. Linda and Sasha ………WERE… very good friends.
5. They ………WERE………… in Germany last month.

THERE IS - THERE ARE:

THERE IS : En español significa HAY se utiliza en singular y en cosas incontables:

Ejemplo:

1. There is a student--------- hay un estudiante

2. There is some rice --------- hay algo de arroz.
3. There’s a chance I can do it. (Existe la posibilidad de que pueda hacerlo.)
4. Is there a problem? (¿Hay algún problema?)
5. There’s candy for the children. (Hay caramelos para los niños.)
THERE ARE: En español significa HAY se utiliza en plural ejemplo:
1. There are twenty three students ------- hay 23 estudiantes
2. There are five bowl of rice ------- hay 5 tazones de arroz
3. There are two main entrances. (Hay dos entradas principales.)
4. There are two hundred people on this flight. (Hay doscientas personas en este
vuelo.)
5. There twenty apples in the box. (Hay veinte manzanas en la caja.)

VOCABULARY:
A bottle of ……… water, soda, milk una botella de …….. , agua,gaseosa, leche

A glass of ……….. water , soda, milk un vaso de ………..

A cup of …………. Coffe. Una taza de ………. café

A can of …………. soda Una lata de ………. gaseosa

A slice of ……….. cake. una rebanada de … torta.

A bowl of ………. Soup. Un tazon de ………..sopa.

USO DE SOME: Lo usamos con sustantivos incontables y plural contables, en oraciones

afirmativas. Y preguntas Ejemplo:

1. there is some milk in the refrigerator. ------ hay algo de leche en la refrigeradora.
2. There are some tomatoes in the refrigerator ---hay algunos tomates en la
Refrigeradora.
3. I have some chairs at home we can use. -> Tengo algunas sillas en casa que
podemos usar.

4. I have some money -> Tengo algo de dinero.

5. I don´t have any money -> No tengo nada de dinero.
6. Some people come to the party? -> ¿Vienen algunas personas a la fiesta?
USO DE ANY: Lo usamos con sustantivos contables y incontables. En oraciones
negativas y preguntas.

Ejemplo:

1. There isn’t any milk in the refrigerator--- no hay leche en la refrigeradora

2. There aren´t any tomatoes in the refrigerator –no hay tomates en la refrigeradora
3. You can choose any of those books. -> Puedes elegir cualquiera de esos libros. 
4. I don’t have* any questions about the book. It was terrible. ->No
tengo ninguna pregunta sobre el libro. Era horrible. 
5. I’m sorry, but you don’t have* any possibilities. Your level is too low. -> Lo siento,
pero no tienes ninguna posibilidad. Tu nivel es muy bajo. 

USO DE NO : Es en lugar de NOT ANY en sustantivos contables o incontables. En

oraciones afirmativas . ejemplo

1. There is no milk in the refrigerator

2. There are no tomatoes in the refrigerator

3. here is no reason to believe that is true.

4. He has no way of knowing what to do.
5. There’s no solution to this problem.
6. There are no exceptions to the rule

Use noth

ing ------ no hay nada . se usa en oraciones afirmativas.

Use anything ------no hay nada. Se usa en oraciones Negativas.
Ejemplo:

1. Is there anything rice?

- No, there is nothing ------ no hay nada
- No , there isn’t anything ------ no hay nada

- Not a lot. Just a few minutes.

- : Do we have enough wine?
- : Not enough for everyone.
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 En forma afirmativa There is / there´s

There are

En forma negativa there isn’t / there is not

There aren’t / there are not

En forma Interrogativa : Is there ….?

Are there …?

THE USE OF THERE IS – THERE ARE

THERE IS ---- se traduce en español ---- HAY – se utiliza en (singular)

There is a car
Hay un auto

THERE ARE ---- se traduce en español ---- HAY – se utiliza en (plural)

There are two cars

Hay 2 autos

THERE IS
AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORM
There is an Apple in the table There isn’t an Apple in the table Is There an Apple in the table? –RPT. Yes, there is
Hay una manzana en la mesa No hay una manzana en la mesa ¿ hay una manzana en la mesa? No, there isn’t

There is a computer in my class There isn’t a computer in my class Is There a computer in my class? Yes,there is
No, there is not
 THERE ARE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE FORM

There are Apples in the table There aren’t Apples in the table Are There Apples in the table? –RPT. Yes, there
Hay manzanas en la mesa No hay manzanas en la mesa are
¿ hay manzanas en la mesa? No, there aren’t

There are four computers in my There aren’t four computers in my Are There four computers in my class? Yes, there are
class class No, there are not = No,
there aren´t.

OJO------ EL THERE IS ---- TAMBIEN SE UTILIZA EN COSAS INCONTABLES

EL THERE ARE ----- SE UTILIZA EN COSAS CONTABLES EJEMPLO

- THERE IS MILK----------HAY LECHE AQUÍ LA LECHE NO SE PUEDE CONTAR

- THERE IS RICE ---------- HAY ARROZ ES INCONTABLE POR ESO SE UTILIZA EL THERE IS
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- THERE ARE FOUR BOTTLE OF YOGURT ------- HAY 4 BOTELLAS DE YOGURT AQUÍ SI PODEMOS CONTAR EN BOTELLAS
- SEA EN PLATOS , BOLSAS, REBANADAS, TAZAS . ES MUY DIFERENTE.

ANYTHING AND NOTHING SE UTILIZA CON THERE IS NOOOO CON THERE ARE

ANYTHING------ ALGO-- NADA ---- ESTA UTILIZAMOS SOLO EN NEGATIVO Y INTERROGATIVO

NOTHING------- NADA ---- SE USA EN FORMA AFIRMATIVA EJEMPLO

IS THERE ANYTHING TO EAT? -------- ¿ HAY ALGO PARA COMER? -------- INTERROGATIVA

THERE IS NOTHING----- NO HAY NADA-------- AQUÍ NO UTILIZAMOS NOT POR QUE YA ESTA EL NOTHING
ASI QUE NO SE DEBE ESCRIBIR DE ESTA FORMA ---- THERE ISN’T NOTHING NOO ES CORRECTO

THERE ISN’T ANYTHING------ NO HAY NADA----- A QUI SI UTILIZAMOS EL NOT POR QUE ESTA CON ANYTHING

EL USO DEL ARTICLE THE

THE------ QUE EN ESPAÑOL SIGNIFICA --- EL – LA – LOS - LAS – LO UTILIZAMOS TANTO EN SINGULAR Y PLURAL .. QUE SE USA
PARA REFERIRSE A ALGO DETERMINADO
(dha) THE SUN ----- EL SOL

THE HORSES----- LOS CABALLOS

(Dhi) THE ORANGE JUICE

THE APPLE

Y TAMBIEN TENEMOS EL A—AN QUE LO UTILIZAMOS EN SINGULAR

A—QUE SIGNIFICA ------ UN - UNA --- ESTA SE UTILIZA ANTES DE UNA CONSONANTE
AN --- QUE SIGNIFICA ---UN – UNA --- ESTA SE UTILIZA ANTES DE UNA VOCAL
A CHAIR----- UNA SILLA

AN APPLE--- UNA MANZANA

HOMEWORK:

VOCABULARY:

TEN VEGETABLES

CARROTS, LETTUCE, PEAS,

TEN FRUIT:

APPLES, BANANAS, ORANGES…….

DRINKS = BEBIDAS

SODA, ORANGE JUICE,………..

TRADUCIR LA PAGINA 39 DE SERVER AND CUSTOMER.

Y REALIZAR 10 ORACIONES CON THERE IS – THERE ARE.

- THERE IS A BOOK.
- THERE ARE CHAIRS.