Unit 56


Past of TO BE: Was, Were

I was happy. 

They were angry.


 El pasado del verbo To Be se maneja de manera diferente de los pasados de los otros verbos.

TO BE no necesita del auxiliar DO (Does, Did), posee autonomia propia al respecto.


 

am happy.
Yo estoy feliz.

was happy.

Yo estaba feliz.

 

He is in Texas.

Él está en Texas. 

He was in Texas.
Él estaba en Texas.


She is a cashier.

Ella es una cajera.

She was a cashier.

Ella era una cajera.


It is yellow.
Es de color amarillo.

It was yellow.

Era de color amarillo.


We are fighting.
Estamos luchando. 

We were fighting.
Estábamos luchando.


You are the winners.
Ustedes son los ganadores. 

You were the winners.
Uds. fueron los ganadores


They are alone.
Están solos.

They were alone.
Estaban solos

 


 

was angry

(ai uos engri)

Yo estaba enojado

 

She wasn’t happy

(shi uosent japi)

Ella no estaba feliz

 

We were tired

(ui uer taierd)

Estábamos cansados

 

They weren’t hungry

(dei uerent jongri)

Ellos no estaban hambrientos


 1. Where were you born?

I was born in London, England.

 

2. Who was in the grocery store?

Michael was there. He was very happy.

 

3. What was he doing?

He was washing the dishes.

 

4. When were Claire and Sue fired?

They were dismissed this morning.

 

5. Which colors did we choose?

We chose blue and yellow.

 

6. How was the food?

It was delicious. The dessert was sweet.

 

7. Why were his daughters at the hospital?

Because they were sick. They had stomachaches.

 

8. Were you happy on your birthday?

No, I wasn’t. Nobody called me.

 

9. Was she with her mother yesterday?

Yes, she was. She was also with her aunt.

 

10. Were we at the bakery last saturday?

Yes, we were. We bought a big cake for the wedding.

 

11. Were Peter and Sandra her parents?

No, they weren’t. They were her uncle and aunt.



 1. ¿Dónde nació usted?

Nací en Londres, Inglaterra.

2. Que se encontraba en el supermercado?
Michael estaba allí. Estaba muy contento.

3. ¿Qué estaba haciendo?
Él estaba lavando los platos.

4. Cuando se despidió Claire y Sue?
Fueron despedidos esta mañana.

5. ¿Qué colores qué elegimos?
Elegimos azul y amarillo.

6. ¿Cómo fue la comida?
Está delicioso. El postre era dulce.

7. ¿Por qué sus hijas en el hospital?
Porque estaban enfermos. Que tenía dolores de estómago.

8. ¿Eras feliz en tu cumpleaños?
No, yo no estaba. Nadie me llamó.

9. ¿Estaba con su madre ayer?
Sí, era ella. También fue con su tía.

10. Estábamos en la panadería el sábado pasado?
Sí, estábamos. Compramos un gran pastel para la boda.

11. Fueron Pedro y Sandra a sus padres?
No, no lo eran. Fueron sus tíos.