Simple past whit was

and were

Docente: Christian Camilo Parrado.

Presentado por: Ricardo Baquero y Santiago Macías.
Gramática y reglas

 Cuando usamos “was” (primera forma del pasado simple en verbo to be) empezamos las oraciones con I,
He, She o It. Para usar el “were” en las oraciones, lo debemos de utilizar junto al You, They o We.
 When to use was and were?
• There are several types of sentences that can be from verb to be,
regular and irregular.

• Hay varios tipos de oraciones que pueden ser de verbo to be, regulares e irregulares.

past simple of
Was Were past simple of
the verb to be in the verb to be
singular • I • You in plural

• He • We
• She • They
• It
For example
Was Were
I was’nt a teacher.

He was still sleeping.

She was a bit scared

It was not a cat.
conversation
Conversation in simple past
I chose Bill and Bob because they are very Anglo-Saxon names.
Bill: Where did you grow up, Bob? Bob: It was, for a while. I moved to New York with her,
Bob: I grew up in a small town in northern California. and got a new job selling computer systems here. We
Close to San Francisco. lived together in Brooklyn. We were happily in love for a
Bill: Oh wow. Was it nice? couple of years. After we broke up, I just stayed.
Bob: Yes, it was very nice. In those days, there wasn’t Bill: And here you are…
much tourism. And life was quiet. The forest was Bob: Yeah, here I am. 10 years later. Still selling
beautiful, and so was the beach. computers, too.
Bill: And why did you leave? Bill: Do you still see her?
Bob: I left for the first time to go to college. I went to Bob: I used to see her, from time to time. Finally, I
college in LA – at UCLA, actually. decided not to see her anymore… It usually just
Bill: Oh wow. Good school. What did you study? brought up painful memories. Then I met my new
Bob: I studied computer science. girlfriend, and now I’m much happier.
Bill: Did you enjoy it? Bill: Why did you break up?
Bob: Yeah, I did. But I never worked as a programmer. I Bob: Well, it’s a long story. What happened was…
actually ended up as a salesman, selling computer oblivion.
systems to companies.
Bill: And what brought you to New York?
Bob: Well, in my last year at college, I met a girl. She was
the most beautiful girl in the world… Or at least that’s
what I thought.
Bill: What was her name?
Bob: Her name was Laura. She studied art. She was a bit
of a bohemian.
Bill: Sounds good!
Was

I was’nt a teacher.

He was still sleeping.

She was talk whit the teacher

It was not a cat.
Sentences with was and were affirmatives.

I was in Disneyland                    (Yo estaba en Disneylandia)

She was eating in her house.    (Ella estaba comiendo en su casa)
He was running in the park.     (Él estaba corriendo en el parque)
They were swimming in the beach.   (Ellos estaban nadando en la playa)
We were sleeping in his house(Nosotros estábamos durmiendo en la casa)
Sentences with was and were interrogatives
 Was I in Disneylando? 
 (¿Yo estaba en Disneylandia?)
 Wasn't she eating in her house?
  (¿Ella no estaba comiendo en su casa?)
Was he runing in the park? 
  (¿Él estaba corriendo en el parque?)
Were they swimming in the beach?
  (¿Ellos estaban nadando en la playa?)
Weren't we sleeping in the house?
(¿No estábamos durmiendo en la casa?)
Sentences with was and were negatives

 I wasn't in Disneyland.                   (Yo no estaba en Disneylandia)

She wasn't eating in her house.    (Ella no estaba comiendo en su casa)
He wasn't running in the park.          (Él no estaba corriendo en el parque)
They weren't swimming in the beach    (Ellos no estaban nadando en la playa)
We weren't sleeping in the house      (Nosotros no estábamos durmiendo en la casa)