O uso do verbo to be no passado.
No presente do verbo to be (ser e estar) teremos 3 formas (AM, ARE, IS), enquanto que no passado são só duas (WAS, WERE). No presente são apenas duas traduções (sou e estou), mas no passado são três (era, estava e fui).
Passado (WAS – WERE)
I was (uôz) – Eu era, eu estava, eu fui
You were (uôr) – você era, você estava, você foi
He was (uôz) – ele era, ele estava, ele foi
She was (uôz) – ela era, ela estava, ela foi
It was (uôz) – isto era, isto estava, isto foi
We were (uôr) – nós éramos, nós estávamos, nós fomos
You were (uôr) – vocês eram, vocês estavam, vocês foram
They were (uôr) – eles eram, eles estavam, eles foram.
Assim como no presente, no passado para fazer uma negação, acrescentamos a palavra NOT e para fazer uma pergunta, passamos o verbo para a frente do sujeito.
EX.:
I was at home last night. (Eu estava em casa ontem `a noite.)
I was not at home last night. (Eu não estava em casa ontem `a noite.
Was I at home last night? Yes, you were. (Eu estava em casa ontem à noite? Sim, estava.)
É comum usar a forma contraída “wasn’t” no lugar de “was not” e “weren’t” no lugar de “were not.”
EXERCISES
Transforme as frases afirmativas em negativas e interrogativas.
You were working yesterday.
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He was tired this morning.
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She was at the office yesterday afternoon.
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It was raining yesterday evening.
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We were traveling last week.
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You were there with them.
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They were very nice.
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It was getting late.
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He was at home last night.
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10)They were cooking dinner in the evening.
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11)You were at the office in the morning.
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12)She was working at the office.
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Complete as frases usando uma das palavras que estão no parêntese.
She .....................working last night. (was,were)
I…………………..there with her.
They…………………..studying English yesterday morning. (was, were)
…………………….he waiting for you this morning? (was, were)
No, he……………………waiting for me. (wasn’t, weren’t)
What time …………..you at the office yesterday? (was, were)
I……………..at the office early yesterday. (wasn’t, weren’t)
………………….Laura and Michael sick yesterday? (was, were)
Laura………….sick, but Michael ……………….(was,were,wasn’t,weren’t)
10)Because it …………………very expensive. (was, were)
Respostas
Resposta:
You were working yesterday.
You were not working yesterday
Were you working yesterday?
He was tired this morning.
He was not tired this morning.
Was he tired this morning?
She was at the office yesterday afternoon.
She was not at the office yesterday afternoon.
Was she at the office yesterday afternoon?
It was raining yesterday evening.
It was not raining yesterday evening.
Was it raining yesterday evening?
We were traveling last week.
We were not traveling last week.
Were we traveling last week?
You were there with them.
You were not there with them.
Were you there with them?
They were very nice.
They were not very nice.
Were they very nice?
It was getting late.
It was not getting late.
Was it getting late?
He was at home last night.
He was not at home last night.
Was he at home last night?
10)They were cooking dinner in the evening.
They were not cooking dinner in the evening.
Were they cooking dinner in the evening?
11)You were at the office in the morning.
You were not at the office in the morning.
Were you at the office in the morning?
12)She was working at the office.
She was not working at the office.
Was she working at the office?
Complete as frases usando uma das palavras que estão no parêntese.
She was working last night.
I was there with her.
They were studying English yesterday morning.
Was he waiting for you this morning?
No, he wasn't waiting for me.
What time were you at the office yesterday?
I wasn't at the office early yesterday.
Were Laura and Michael sick yesterday?
Laura was sick, but Michael wasn't.
10)Because it was very expensive.
Explicação:
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