explique o que pode ser visto como o diferencial do "simple past verb to be" no que diz respeito a estrutura (afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa) com exemplo de frases
Respostas
Com o verbo to be no simple past não é usado o auxiliar did para fazer orações negativas ou interrogativas, que é o que acontence com os demais verbos.
Com o verbo to be
Afirmativa: I was late for school yesterday.
You were very happy last night.
He was worried about the future.
We were proud of ourselves.
They were tired of waiting for their friends.
Interrogativa: Was I late for school yesterday?
Were you very happy last night?
Was he worried about the future?
Were we proud of ourselves?
Were they tired of waiting for their friends?
Negativa: I wasn't late for school yesterday.
You weren't very happy last night.
He wasn't worried about the future.
We weren't proud of ourselves.
They weren't tired of waiting for their friends.
Com os outros verbos
Afirmativa: I did my homework this morning.
You phoned your mother.
She ate pizza with her friends.
We drank too much at the party.
They killed the neighbour's dog.
Interrogativa: Did I do my homework this morning?
Did you phone your mother?
Did she eat pizza with her friends?
Did we drink too much at the party?
Did they kill the neigbour's dog?
Negativa: I didn't do my homework this morning.
You didn't phone your mother.
She didn't eat pizza with her friends.
We didn't drink too much at the party.
They didn't kill the neighbour's dog.