El verbo to be en su forma en pasado tiene dos formas principales: was y were. Aquí te explico cómo usarlas y algunos ejemplos:
1. "Was" (usado con I, he, she, it)
- I was (yo era / yo estuve)
- He/She/It was (él/ella/eso era / él/ella/eso estuvo)
Ejemplos:
- I was tired yesterday. (Estaba cansado/a ayer.)
- She was at home last night. (Ella estaba en casa anoche.)
- It was cold in the morning. (Hacía frío en la mañana.)
2. "Were" (usado con you, we, they)
- You were (tú eras / tú estabas)
- We were (nosotros/as éramos / estábamos)
- They were (ellos/as eran / estaban)
Ejemplos:
- You were happy last week. (Estuviste feliz la semana pasada.)
- We were at the park yesterday. (Estuvimos en el parque ayer.)
- They were tired after the trip. (Ellos estaban cansados después del viaje.)
Formas negativas
Para formar la negativa en el pasado, simplemente agregamos not después de was o were:
- I was not (no era / no estaba) o I wasn't
- He/She/It was not (no era / no estaba) o wasn't
- You were not (no eras / no estabas) o weren't
- We were not (no éramos / no estábamos) o weren't
- They were not (no eran / no estaban) o weren't
Ejemplos:
- I wasn't at school yesterday. (No estaba en la escuela ayer.)
- She wasn't happy. (Ella no estaba feliz.)
- We weren't tired after the game. (No estábamos cansados después del partido.)
Formas interrogativas
Para formar una pregunta en el pasado, simplemente invertimos el orden del sujeto y el verbo was o were:
- Was I... (¿estaba yo...?)
- Was he/she/it... (¿estaba él/ella/eso...?)
- Were you... (¿estabas tú...?)
- Were we... (¿estábamos nosotros/as...?)
- Were they... (¿estaban ellos/as...?)
Ejemplos:
- Was he at the party? (¿Estaba él en la fiesta?)
- Were you at home last night? (¿Estuviste en casa anoche?)
- Were they happy with the result? (¿Estaban ellos felices con el resultado?)
