Tema: SIMPLE PAST OF VERB TO BE AFFIRMATIVE FORM.

Verbo to be en pasado
El Verbo Ser o Estar en el idioma inglés se conoce como TO BE el cual se conjuga en Presente Simple
con las formas am – is – are y en Pasado Simple con WAS y WERE (era, estaba, fui.).
Como suele pasar en inglés por sus características sintéticas, el verbo to be tiene únicamente dos formas
en pasado: WAS y WERE son las conjugaciones del verbo TO BE en tiempo pasado o pretérito.
Estructura de las oraciones con WAS / WERE

Atendiendo al sujeto con el que vayan, se usa una u otra forma. Aquí te dejamos todas las formas en todas
las personas.

• I was – Yo fui, era o estuve

• You were – Tú fuiste, eras o estuviste
• She/he/it was – Él/Ella/ello fue, era o estuvo
• We were – Nosotros fuimos, éramos o estuvimos
• You were – Vosotros fuisteis, erais o estuvisteis
• They were – Ellos fueron, eran o estuvieran

Examples

1. I am a student 6. Mrs. Oliva is a good dressmaker

I was a student She was a good dressmaker

2. Peter is famous 7. He is an employee

He was famous He was an employee

3. Peter and Cesar are friends 8. They are lawyers

They were friends They were lawyers

4. Pablo and I are soccer players 9. Paul and Raul are engineers
We were soccer players They were engineers

5. Jose is a writer 10. They are students

She was a writer They were students
 Actividades de Extensión

I. Complete with was or were

A. Jose and Cesar were
1. She…………...
2. Carlos………….
3. He and she……..
4. You and I……..
5. A picture…........
6. My Teacher……….
7. Her hair………..
8. Many people………….
9. Jose and we……..
10. Diego…….
II. Put was or were into the blanks
1. My birthday…………… yesterday.

2. It ……… expensive.

3. They ………..rich but they …………. Sad.

4. This month…………….really busy.

5. Peter and Cesar ……………….at the gas station.

6. My grandpa…………65 years old last year.

7. The weather……………nice yesterday.

8. My parents………………. In the mountains last week.

9. The kids………………....in the park last Sunday.

10. I………..very tired yesterday.