Past
El verbo To be = verbos españoles Ser y Estar.
Su significado depende del sentido de la oración.
Modo afirmativo
Forma negativa
Ejemplos
You were.
Tú eras o estabas.
They were.
Ellos eran o estaban.
She was.
Ella era o estaba.
It was.
Esto era o estaba.
I wasn't.
Yo no era o no estaba.
You weren't.
Tú no eras o no estabas.
We weren't.
Nosotros no éramos o no estábamos.
They weren't.
Ellos no eran o no estaban.
She wasn't.
Ella no era o no estaba.
He wasn't.
Él no era o no estaba.
It wasn't.
Esto no era o no estaba.
Affirmative sentences - Oraciones afirmativas
Subject (I-you-we-they-she-he-it) + was o were+ resto de la oración.
For example:
I was a student.
Yo era un/a estudiante.
She was a teacher.
Ella era docente.
They were friends.
Ellos eran amigos.
Negative sentences – Oraciones negativas
Subject (I-you-we-they-she-he-it) + wasn't o weren't + resto de la oración.
For example:
I wasn't a student.
Yo no era un/a estudiante.
She wasn't a teacher.
Ella no era docente.
They weren't friends.
Ellos no eran amigos.
Questions – Preguntas
Was o were + subject (I-you-we-they-she-he-it) + resto de la oración.
Was he a lawyer?
¿Era él un abogado?
Answer (respuesta)
Yes + persona + was o were (depende de la persona)
No + persona + wasn't o weren't
Yes, he was. (Sí, él era)
No, he wasn't. (No, él no era)
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