SIMPLE PAST VERB TO BE
Verbo “to be” Afirmativo Negativo Interrogativo
El verbo to be es un verbo Person+aux+complement wasn’t/weren’t Was/Were + person
irregular I was in Cancun last year. I wasn’t in Mexico last year. +complement?
en pasado. Expresa el fue / Tom was happy yesterday. He wasn’t sad yesterday. Were you in Cancun?
estuvo They were at the disco They weren’t at the bar. Was Tom happy?
Su conjugación es: Were they at the disco?
I, he, she it – was
We, you, they – were
1. Fill in the blanks by using Was – Were correctly. 2. Change the following sentences into negative form.
The house was very small.
The house wasn't vere small.
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My coffee was very hot.
was
Benito Juarez ______from was born on
Oaxaca. He ______
My coffee wasn't very hot.
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were
March 21st, 1806. His parents ______Brigida Garcia and My friends were really hungry.
My friend weren't really hungry.
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were from a town called
Marcelino Juarez. They ______
That was a very easy exam.
Guelatao. His parents were
______ peasants and died when he
That wasn't a wery easy exam.
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was a child. He is known as “Benemérito de las Americas” The Beatles were English.
The Beatles weren't English.
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3. Change the following sentences into questions form.
Affirmative Question (interrogative)
Was the house very small
The house was very small. ________________________________________________?
Was my coffee very hot
My coffee was very hot. __________________________________________________?
Were my friends really hungry
My friends were really hungry. _____________________________________________?
Was that a very easy exam
That was a very easy exam. ________________________________________________?
Were the Beatles English
The Beatles were English. __________________________________________________?