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Simple past of "to be" — was / were

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Leé la regla y luego practicá. 🎯

📘 Regla — was / were

Usamos was y were para hablar del pasado del verbo to be (ser / estar). Es lo que pasó ayer (yesterday) o antes.

WAS → con I, he, she, it
WERE → con you, we, they
  • I was at home. — Yo estaba en casa.
  • He was happy. — Él estaba feliz.
  • She was at school. — Ella estaba en el colegio.
  • It was fun. — Fue divertido.
  • You were tired. — Vos estabas cansado.
  • We were at the park. — Estábamos en el parque.
  • They were on the bus. — Ellos estaban en el bus.
Frase del examen: "Yesterday, my day was fun." = Ayer, mi día fue divertido.

❌ Negativo & ❓ Preguntas

Negativo: wasn't (was not) · weren't (were not)
Pregunta: Was …? / Were …?
  • I wasn't at school. — No estaba en el colegio.
  • They weren't happy. — No estaban felices.
  • Was it fun? — ¿Fue divertido? → Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't.
  • Were you at home? — ¿Estabas en casa? → Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

💬 Para hablar — opiniones

En el examen vas a dar tu opinión. Aprendé estas frases de memoria:

  • "My favorite means of transportation is the plane because it is fast." mi transporte favorito es el avión porque es rápido
  • "My favorite food is pizza because it tastes delicious."
  • "Yesterday, my day was fun. I was with my family."
Truco: is = presente (hoy / siempre) · was/were = pasado (ayer / antes).

✏️ Quiz 1 — Choose was or were

✏️ Quiz 2 — Negative & questions

✏️ Quiz 3 — is or was?

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