THE PAST

TENSE OF BE
THE PAST TENSE OF BE: (ESTABA / ERA)

PRONOUNS PAST TO BE SPANISH

I WAS Yo estaba / yo era

YOU WERE Tu estabas / tu eras

HE WAS El estaba / el era

SHE WAS Ella estaba / ella era

IT WAS Eso estaba / eso era

WE WERE Nosotros estábamos

YOU WERE Ustedes estaban

THEY WERE Ellos estaban / ellos eran

 WAS I - HE - SHE - IT

WERE YOU - WE - THEY

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

 I WAS IN THE HOUSE

Yo estaba en casa.
 HE WAS RUNNING IN THE PARK.
El estaba corriendo en el parque
 WE WERE FRIENDS IN THE UNIVERSITY
Nosotros éramos amigos en la universidad.
 WAS NOT I - HE - SHE - IT

WERE NOT YOU - WE - THEY

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

 YOU WEREN’T BUYING FRUITS YESTERDAY.

Tu no estabas comprando frutas ayer.
 SHE WASN’T AT THE PARTY LAST YEAR.
Ella no estaba en la fiesta del año pasado.
 THEY WEREN’T AT THE CONCERT.
Ellos no estaban en el concierto.
 WAS I - HE - SHE - IT

WERE YOU - WE - THEY

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
 WERE THEY PLAYING SOCCER?. Yes, they were / no they weren´t
¿Estaban ellos jugando futbol?.
 WAS SHE RUNNING YESTERDAY?. Yes, she was / no she wasn´t
¿Estaba ella corriendo ayer?.
 WHO WAS WITH YOU ON THE TRAIN? MY SISTER
¿Quién estaba contigo en el tren?.
 WHEN WERE YOU IN PARIS? LAST MONTH
¿Cuándo estabas en Paris?.