
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.
I am happy. | I was happy. Yo estaba feliz. |
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He is in Texas. Él está en Texas. | He was in Texas. | |
She is a cashier. Ella es una cajera. | She was a cashier. Ella era una cajera. | |
It is yellow. | It was yellow. Era de color amarillo. | |
We are fighting. | We were fighting. | |
You are the winners. | You were the winners. | |
They are alone. | They were alone. |
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I was angry (ai uos engri) Yo estaba enojado |
| She wasn’t happy (shi uosent japi) Ella no estaba feliz |
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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.Make a free website with Yola