Estructura gramatical del
pasado del verbo to be
*Affirmative:
Subject + Be + complement.
- I was very happy
- They were in the party.
*Negative:
Subject+ Be + Not + complement.
- I was not very happy.
- They were not in the party.
*Interrogative:
Be + Subject + Complement+ ?
- Was I very happy?
- Were they in the party?
Pronoun Be
Affirmative Be Negative
I/ He/She/it
Was Was not
(wasn´t)
We/ You/They
Were Were not
(weren´t)}}
Pasado del verbo to be
El
presente simple hace referencia al verbo To-Be en pasado, por lo que todas las
acciones que se presentan están en ese tiempo.
-La
estructura básica de la afirmativa del verbo To-Be en pasado.
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Sujeto
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Verbo
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Objeto/complemento
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Español
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I
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was
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A student
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Era alumno
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You
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Were
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Happy
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Era feliz
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He
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Was
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A musican
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Fue músico
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She
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Was
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In the car
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Estaba en el coche
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It
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Was
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A notday
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Era un dia caluroso
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We
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Were
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Lucky
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Tuvimos suerte
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You
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Were
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Form Madrid
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Eran(ustedes) de Madrid
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They
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were
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ours
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Eran nuestros
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-La
estructura básica del negativo del verbo To-Be.
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Sujeto
|
Verbo
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Objeto/complemento
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Español
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I
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Was not
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A student
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No era alumno
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You
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Were not
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Happy
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No era feliz
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He
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Was not
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A musican
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No era músico
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She
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Was not
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In the car
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No estaba en el coche
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It
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Was not
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A hotday
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No era un dia caluroso
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We
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Were not
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Lucky
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No tuvimos suerte
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You
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Were not
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Form Madrid
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No (eran) de Madrid
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They
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Were not
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ours
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No eran nuestros
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La estructura básica de la
interrogativa del verbo to be en pasado
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Verbo
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Sujeto
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Objeto/complemento
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Español
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Was
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I
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A student?
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¿Era alumno?
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Was
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You
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Happy?
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¿Era feliz?
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Was
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He
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A musican?
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¿Era músico?
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Was
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She
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In the car?
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¿Estaba en el coche?
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Was
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It
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A hotday?
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¿Era un dia caluroso?
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Were
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We
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Lucky?
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¿Tuvimos suerte?
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Were
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You
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From Madrid?
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¿Eran(ustedes) de Madrid?
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were
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They
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Ours?
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¿Eran maestros?
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Nota: para hacer una oración interrogativa con el
verbo To-Be en pasado simplemente se intercambia el verbo To-Be con el sujeto.
Ejemplos de pasados del
verbo To-Be
* Affirmative:
I was at home
We were tired
They were upset
It was dead
It was very cold
She was beatfal l dressed
He was there
You were extremely happy
I was alone
She was a model
*Negativa:
I was not at home
We were not tired
They were not upset
It was not dead
It was not very cold
She was not beautfall
dressed
He was not there
You were not
extremely happy
I was not alone
She was not a model
*Interrogativa:
Was I at home?
Were we tired?
Were they upset?
Was it dead?
Was it very cold?
Was she beautiful dressed?
Was he there?
Were you extremely happy?
Was I alone?
Was she a model?
Pasado simple
Afirmative:
Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complemento
I Walk two miles
They played soccer
We ate hamburger
Negative:
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar en pasado + verbo en presente +
complemento
I
didn´t
walk two miles
They didn’t play soccer
We didn´t eat hamburger
Interrogative:
Auxiliar + sujeto + verbo en presente + complemento + ?
Did I walk two miles?
Did I walk two miles?
Did they play soccer?
Did we eat hamburger?
Ejercicios del pasado simple.
1. They Worked (work)
all day and only slept (sleep) three hours a night.
2. Julio felt (feel) bad so he called (call) the doctor.
3. The doctor said (say) to get rest. He also wrote (write) a prescription.
4. Tan was (be) strong because he exercised (exercise) a lot last year.
5. Maria went (go) to the gym every two days during the winter months.
6. Ana and Gilberto rode (ride) bicycles every day this last summer.
7. I read (read) that it is good to eat three balanced meals a week.
8. We were (be) surprised that she had (have) a heart attack.
9. She ran (run) every morning and rested (rest) every afternoon.
10. The doctor talked (talk) to her about her health.
3. The doctor said (say) to get rest. He also wrote (write) a prescription.
4. Tan was (be) strong because he exercised (exercise) a lot last year.
5. Maria went (go) to the gym every two days during the winter months.
6. Ana and Gilberto rode (ride) bicycles every day this last summer.
7. I read (read) that it is good to eat three balanced meals a week.
8. We were (be) surprised that she had (have) a heart attack.
9. She ran (run) every morning and rested (rest) every afternoon.
10. The doctor talked (talk) to her about her health.
Ejercicios del pasado simple.
*Afirmative:
(drive) my brother drove to the hospital
(wake) you woke up at 7:00
(go) you went to the doctor at noon
(buy) you parents bought you same aspirin
(come) they came
to visit you
(do) Teresa did some exercise
(eat) she ate a healthy breakfast
(sleep) Dan slept eight hours last night
(take) he took
some vitamins
(get) I got sick yesterday
(say) my sister said she was sick too
(drink) we drank
a lot of orange
juice
*Negative:
My brother didn´t drive to the hospital.
You didn´t wake up at 7:00.
You didn´t go to the doctor at noon.
You parents didn´t buy you same aspirin.
They didn´t come to visit you.
Teresa didn´t do some exercise.
She didn’t eat a healthy breakfast.
Dan didn´t sleep eight hours last night.
He didn´t take some vitamins.
I didn´t get sick yesterday.
My sister didn´t say she was sick too.
We didn´t drink a lot of orange juice.
*Interrogative:
Did my brother drive to the
hospital?
Did you wake up at 7:00?
Did you go to the doctor at noon?
Did you parents buy you same aspirin?
Did they come to visit you?
Did Teresa do some exercise?
Did she eat a healthy breakfast?
Did Dan sleep eight hours last night?
Did He take some vitamins?
Did I get sick yesterday?
Did my sister say she was sick too?
Did we drink a lot of orange juice?
Used to
(solía- Estar acostumbrado
a)
*Affirmative:
Subject + used to + verb + complement.
EXAMPLE:
I used to work in a hospital.
You used to play soccer.
*Negative:
Subject + didn´t + use to + verb + complement.
EXAMPLE:
I didn´t use to work in a hospital.
You didn´t use to play soccer.
*Interrogative:
Did + subject + use to + verb + complement +?
EXAMPLE:
Did I use to work in a hospital?
Did you use to play soccer?
