Unit 6.1
Pasado Simple de To be
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Introduction
El verbo to be es esencial en la gramática. Es un verbo auxiliar y es uno de los verbos irregulares.
Para expresar situaciones que ocurrieron en el pasado y que han terminado, usamos el tiempo pasado [past tense] del verbo.
Form
El verbo to be es uno de los verbos con una forma irregular del tiempo pasado.
Afirmativo
Su estructura en afirmativo es:
Subject + to be (Past tense) + …
| SUBJECT | TO BE |
|---|---|
| I | was |
| You | were |
| He | was |
| She | was |
| It | was |
| We | were |
| You | were |
| They | were |
Negativo
Su estructura en negativo es:
Subject + to be (Past tense) + not + …
- En la forma negativa, no se usa el verbo auxiliar «did».
| SUBJECT | TO BE + NOT | SHORT FORM |
|---|---|---|
| I | was not | wasn’t |
| You | were not | weren’t |
| He | was not | wasn’t |
| She | was not | wasn’t |
| It | was not | wasn’t |
| We | were not | weren’t |
| You | were not | weren’t |
| They | were not | weren’t |
Interrogativo
Su estructura en interrogativo es:
To be (Past tense) + subject + …?
- En la forma interrogativa no se usa el verbo auxiliar «did».
| TO | SUBJECT | QUESTION MARK |
|---|---|---|
| Was | I | …? |
| Were | you | …? |
| Was | he | …? |
| Was | she | …? |
| Was | it | …? |
| Were | we | …? |
| Were | you | …? |
| Were | they | …? |
Example
Afirmativo
- I was a good football player.
- He was here 2 minutes ago.
- We were at the beach earlier.
Negativo
- I wasn’t a good football player
- He wasn’t here 2 minutes ago.
- We weren’t at the beach earlier.
Interrogativo
- Was I a good football player?
- Was he here 2 minutes ago?
- Were you at the beach earlier?
Use
Usamos el pasado simple de to be como un conector entre el sujeto y un complemento o adjetivo. Da más información sobre el sujeto en el pasado.
Summary
Usamos el pasado simple [past simple] para expresar situaciones que ocurrieron en el pasado y han terminado ahora. El verbo to be tiene una forma irregular del pasado.
- Afirmativo: Empezamos con el sujeto seguido por to be en pasado:
I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were and they were. - Negativo: Empezamos con el sujeto seguido por to be en pasado y not:
I was not, you were not, he was not, she was not, it was not, we were not, you were not and they were not. - Interrogativo: Empezamos con to be en pasado seguido por el sujeto (la oración termina con un signo de interrogación.
was I…?, were you…?, was he…?, was she…?, was it…?, were we…?, were you…? and were they…?.
Por ejemplo:
— Afirmativo: «The sugar was enough for the cake.»
— Negativo: «The sugar wasn’t enough for the cake.»
— Interrogativo: «Was the sugar enough for the cake?»
Vamos a revisar el contenido de la sección {Form}. Echa un vistazo a la sección {Example} que muestra su uso en el contexto de una oración.
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