Verb to be - Past Tense

O passado simples, como o próprio nome diz é usado para se referir a um tempo definido e acabaco no passado. Geralmente quando fazemos uso deste tempo fazemos uso, também, de certas expressões como:


Yesterday  (ontem)
Last night (noite passada)
Last year (ana passado)

e outras

Nesta primeira parte, vamos estudar apenas o verbo "to be":

Affirmative form (Forma afirmativa)
 

Use a forma was para I, he, she, it e were para
as demais pessoas.

I was (eu era ,eu estava)
you were( você era ,você estava)
he was (ele era ,ele estava)
she was (ela era, ela estava)
it was (ele(a) era, ele(a) estava)
we were (nós éramos, nós estávamos)
you were (vocês eram, vocês estavam )
they were (eles(as) eram ,eles(as) estavam)

Negative form

Usam-se as formas negativas wasn't( was not) para I,he,she,it e weren't( were not) para as demais pessoas.

I wasn't
you weren't
he wasn't

she wasn't
it wasn't
we weren't
you weren't
they weren't

Interrogative form

Do mesmo modo que já estudamos quando vimos o verbo "to be" no presente (para rever esta postagem Clique aqui) as perguntas se formam com a anteposição do verbo to be ao sujeito.

was I ...?
were you...?
was he...?
was she...?
was it...?
were we...?
were you...?
were they...?
 

Exemplos

Where were you? (Onde você estava?)
Was she home?(Ela estava em casa?)
He wasn't there.(Ele não estava lá.)
When I was a child, I was very happy.(Quando eu era criança, eu era muito feliz.)
You were intelligent.(Você era inteligente.)
Were you at the party? ( Você estava na festa? )
             Yes, I was.(Sim, estava.)
             No, I wasn't.(Não, não estava)

NOTE:

O passado de are é were e o passado de is é was.

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Exercícios:

A - Change the sentences to the simple past. Follow the model:

      (Passe as sentenças para o passado. Siga o exemplo)

Model:  Mary is on the beach.

             She was on the beach.

1. John is here.

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2. Sarah and I are in USA.

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3. John is a good student.

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4. Paul and Mike are nice.

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5. You are a teacher.

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6. I'm at work.

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7. Sandy and you are brothers.

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8. Peter is a doctor.

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B - Change the sentences above to the negative and interrogative forms:

      Passe as sentenças acima para a forma negativa e interrogativa)

1. N.: ___________________________________________

I.: ______________________________________________

2. N.: ___________________________________________

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3. N.: ___________________________________________

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4. N.: ___________________________________________

I.: ______________________________________________

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7. N.: ___________________________________________
I.: ______________________________________________

8. N.: ___________________________________________
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