VERB TO BE SIMPLE PAST
Read the text below and then answer the following questions.
Yesterday I was at my best friend's house. We were talking about the summer vacation. Last year
our summer vacation was amazing. We were really happy to talk about it. Yesterday my best friend
was a bit disappointed because this year he can't travel. He has to stay at home on his vacation
because his mother is sick. She was hit by a car and the doctor said she needs someone to take
care of her. Yesterday it was very hot and when I was at my best friend's house, we drank some
cold soda. It was great! I love soda. My best friend's mother was there and she talked with us too.
She said that when she was younger, she wasn't crazy about soda. She was crazy about wine. For
her, wine was the best drink. Yesterday was a good day because everything was fine.
1. What were the two friends talking about?
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2. Was their summer vacation terrific?
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3. Was one of the friends disappointed? Why?
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4. Was his mother hit by a car?
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5. What are the forms of the verb to be in the past?
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6. Complete the blanks below with was or were.
A. I __________________ bom in the USA.
B. __________________ you tired?
C. __________________ Daniel hungry?
D. Joe and Bob good friends..
E. Maria ______________ very happy.
F. Rick ______________ so cool.
G. John _______________ at Jack’ house
H. Vinicius and Marcus ______________ sick two weeks ago.
I. __________________ Bob and Samantha sleeping.
Respostas
Resposta:
1- The two friends were talking about the summer vacation.
2- Yes, was amazing for them.
3- Yes, because he can't travel this year because his mother is sick.
4- Yes, his mother was hit by a car.
5- Was and Were
6)a- Was
b- Were
c- Was
d- Were
e- Was
f- Was
g- Was
h- Were
i- Were
Utilizando de conceitos acerca da língua inglesa, como vocabulário, interpretação de texto e verbo TO BE no tempo pretérito, podemos afirmar corretamente o que se segue:
1. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUMMER VACATION.
2. THEY SAID IT WAS AMAZING.
3. YES, BECAUSE THIS YEAR HE CAN'T TRAVEL.
4. HIS MOTHER WAS HIT BY A CAR.
5. TWO FORMS: WAS - WERE.
6.
A. WAS
B. WERE
C. WAS
D. WERE
E. WAS
F. WAS
G. WAS
H. WERE
I. WERE
Os verbos WAS e WERE são as flexibilizações do verbo to be, para o tempo do passado simples (Simple Past). Sua tradução literal pode ser, respectivamente: era/estava e eram/estavam.
A regra para definição do uso de um ou de outro é de acordo com o sujeito a que o verbo está se referindo:
Se o sujeitos são representados pelos pronomes : I (Eu), He (ele), She (ela), ou It (isso, isto, aquilo..), o verbo to be deve ser flexionado para a forma WAS.
Se o sujeitos são representados pelos pronomes : You (Você), We (nós), You (vocês), ou They (eles/elas), o verbo to be deve ser flexionado para a forma WERE.
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