Verb to be - Past
El verbo To be = verbos españoles Ser y Estar.
Su significado depende del sentido de la oración.
Modo afirmativo

Modo negativo

Ejemplos
You were
Tú eras o estabas.
They were
Ellos eran o estaban.
She was
Ella era o estaba.
I wasn´t
Yo no era o yo no estaba.
You weren´t
Tú no eras o tú 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 una 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 una 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

For example
Was she a teacher?
¿Era ella docente?
Answer (respuesta)
- Yes, she was. (Sí, ella era)
- No, she wasn´t. (No, ella no era)
Were they friends?
¿Eran ellos amigos?
Answer (respuesta)
- Yes, they were. (Sí, ellos eran)
- No, they weren´t. (No, ellos no eran)