Was & Were

Past State & Origin · A1 Inglés · Lección 22

Hoy aprenderemos a hablar del pasado con was y were.

Usar was y were en oraciones afirmativas
Hacer oraciones negativas: wasn't / weren't
Hacer preguntas: Was she...? Were they...?
Responder con respuestas cortas: Yes, I was. No, we weren't.

Pronoun	Present
I	am
He / She / It	is
You / We / They	are

En el pasado, cambiamos am/is/are por was/were.

Pronoun	Past Form	Example
I	was	I was tired.
He / She / It	was	She was at school.
You	were	You were late.
We / They	were	They were happy.

Word	Phonetic
was	/wʌz/
were	/wɜːr/
wasn't	/ˈwʌz.ənt/
weren't	/ˈwɜːr.ənt/

Usamos was o were para describir estados, lugares o emociones en el pasado.

I was hungry yesterday.
She was from Mexico.
We were at the park.
They were friends.

Añadimos not después de was/were.

Affirmative	Negative
I was happy.	I wasn't happy.
She was here.	She wasn't here.
We were late.	We weren't late.
They were students.	They weren't students.

She was at the cinema.

We weren't at home yesterday.

I wasn't sad.

They were in London last summer.

Para hacer preguntas, ponemos was o were al inicio.

Was he late?
Were you at school?
Was it cold yesterday?
Were they happy?

¡No usamos did!

Question	Yes Answer	No Answer
Was she here?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn't.
Were they ready?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren't.
Were you sick?	Yes, I was.	No, I wasn't.

Was your teacher happy yesterday?

Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.

Were you at home last night?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

Were your parents busy?

Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

She were in Paris last year.

She were She was

We wasn't at the party.

We wasn't We weren't

Ordena las palabras para formar una oración correcta en pasado.

A: Were you at the beach last weekend?

B: Yes, I was! It was sunny.

A: Was your brother there too?

B: No, he wasn't. He was at work.

Practiquen este diálogo en parejas. Luego, inventen uno nuevo.

I were happy is correct.

They wasn't at home is correct.

Was she late? is a correct question.

1. She ___ at the hospital.

2. ___ you tired this morning?

3. We ___ happy with the result.

Imagina estas situaciones. Responde con was/were.

Ayer llovió. ¿Estabas en casa?
Tu amigo no vino a clase. ¿Estaba enfermo?
Fuiste a una fiesta. ¿Fue divertida?

Habla con un compañero usando preguntas y respuestas completas.

Did you was...? Were you...?
She were... She was...
We wasn't... We weren't...
I were... I was...

Recuerda: was = I / he / she / it
were = you / we / they

Dice una oración incompleta. Los estudiantes gritan was o were.

___ you at the supermarket?
She ___ very kind.
They ___ not here.
I ___ excited!

¡Hazlo rápido para crear energía!

¡Lo lograste!

Hoy aprendiste a usar was y were para hablar del pasado.

Tarea: Practica más en casa:

Inglés A1 · Lección 22 · Was & Were

Prepárate para usar esto en tu próxima conversación en inglés.