DEFINICIN

presentationThe past tense of "be"

Verb Definition:Is the part in every speech, which function is as the predicate nucleus, and indicates process, action or state.

VERB BEEnglish language do not identify on verb BE concepts as SER and ESTAR as in Spanish. The verb BE is classify as a connective verb and is used when we need to establish equivalence or make a conjunction between subject with attributes and conditions

The past tense of "be"This tense on verb be is use to unify a subject with a word or words saying something that already happened in the past. Usually we use words as yesterday or short phrases as last week or last year to indicate something in the past

The past tense of "be"

The most common verb in English is BE and also is the most irregular. The grammar conjugation is about to generate many ways about same verb in order to each person, number and time.

CONJUGATION

A detail to have in mind, is about contractions for this verb, this contractions usually are use when people is in a conversation but not in writte, unless is something informal or a dialogue transcriptRULE

EXAMPLES: This simply refers to the verb "be" in past, so that all activities are submitted at the time.SubjectVerbObect / complementIWasA studentYouWereHappyHeWasA musicianSheWasIn the carItWasA hot dayWeWereLuckyYouWereFrom MadridTheyWereours

EXAMPLES: The basic structure ofinterrogativethe verb"be inpastVerbSubjectObect / complementWasIa student?WereYouhappy?WasHea musician?WasShein the car?WasIta hot day?WereWelucky?WereYoufrom madrid?WereTheyours?

To make an interrogative sentence with the verb be in the past, simply swap the verb be with the subject

EXAMPLES:Thebasic structureofthe verb benegativein the pastSubjectVerbObect / complementIWas notA studentYouWere notHappyHeWas notA musicianSheWas notIn the carItWas notA hot dayWeWere notLuckyYouWere notFrom MadridTheyWere notours

ContractedformWas notwasntWereWerent

The basic structure of the short answers of the verb "be" in the pastAffirmativeNegativeContractionYes,I was.No,I was not.Wasnt.Yes,You were.No,You were not.Werent.Yes,He was.No,He was not.Wasnt.Yes,She was.No,She was not.Wasnt.Yes,It was.No,It was not.Wasnt.Yes,We wereNo,We were not.Werent.Yes,You wereNo,You were not.Werent.Yes,The wereNo,The were notWerent

EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,verb conjugationBE(was, were, wasnt, werent ) as requiredQUESTION1Shemy teacher at the university2Theymy classmaes3they the winners?4WeIn El Salvador5Whyyou so angry yesterday?6Whereyou last night?WeAt the cinema.7shemy girl8IThere when he came in.9ThereTwo cars10Sandraat school yesterday.

EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,verb conjugationBE(was, were, wasnt, werent ) as requiredQUESTIONANSWER1Shemy teacher at the universityWas2Theymy classmaesWere3they the winners?Werent4WeIn El SalvadorWere5Whyyou so angry yesterday?were6Whereyou last night?WeAt the cinema.were7shemy girlWasnt8IThere when he came in.was9ThereTwo carswere10Sandraat school yesterday.Wasnt

EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,verb conjugationBE(was, were, wasnt, werent ) as requiredENGLISHSPANISH1She was my teacher at the universityElla fue mi profesora en la universidad2They were my classmaesEllos fueron mis compaeros de clase3Werent they the winners?No fueron ellos los ganadores?4We were In El SalvadorNosotros estuvimos en El Salvador5Why were you so angry yesterday?Por qu estaban tan enojados ayer?6Where were you last night? We were At the cinema.Dnde estuviste anoche? Estbamos en el cine.7She wasnt my girlElla no fue mi chica8I was there when he came in.Yo estaba all cuando l entr9There were two carsHaba dos carros10Sandra Wasnt at school yesterday.Sandra no estaba en la escuela ayer.

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