Question

Circule a opção correta abaixo (WAS ou WERE)
1. I was/were in Canberra last spring.
2. We was/were at school last Saturday.
3. Tina was/were at home yesterday.
4. He was/were happy.
5. Robert and Stan was/were Garry's friends.
6. You was/were very busy on Friday.
7. They was/
were in front of the supermarket.
8. I was/were in the museum.
9. She was/were in South Africa last month.
10. Jessica and Kimberly was/were late for school.​

Answer 1

1 - was

2 - were

3 - was

4 - was

5 - were

6 - were

7 - were

8 - was

9 - was

10 - were

Verb to be in the past:

O verbo To Be é irregular e sua conjugação não assume as terminações dos verbos regulares no passado simples (-d, -ed ou -ied). Ele possui sua própria forma, sendo ela WAS ou WERE.

Seu sentido é "ser" ou "estar" no passado. Por ser um tempo verbal simples, ele virá acompanhado de algum complemento em seguida.

Ele é conjugado da seguinte maneira:

• I / He / She / It - was
• You / We / They - were

(+) Sua posição nas frases afirmativas será logo após o sujeito:

Subject + Verb to be in the past + Complement.

I was in Canberra last spring.

Robert and Stan were Garry's friends.

(-) Nas frases negativas, ele virá acompanhado de not, podendo ser usado contraído:

Subject + Verb to be in the past + not + Complement.

I was not / wasn't in Canberra last spring.

They were not / weren't in front of the supermarket.

(?) Em frases interrogativas, ele virá antes do sujeito.

Verb to be in the past + Subject + Complement?

Was Tina at home yesterday?

Complete answer: Yes, Tina was at home yesterday. / No, Tina wasn't at home yesterday.

Short answer: Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.

Were Jessica and Kimberly late for school?

Complete answer: Yes, Jessica and Kimberly were late for school. / No, Jessica and Kimberly weren't late for school.

Short answer: Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.

(-?) A mesma regra se aplicará para frases negativas e interrogativas, porém o sentido da pergunta se altera, sendo ela mais comumente usada para confirmar uma ideia prévia.

Verb to be in the past + not + Subject + Complement?

Wasn't Tina at home yesterday? (Ideia prévia de que Tina estava em casa, mas precisa-se de uma confirmação.)

Complete answer: Yes, Tina was at home yesterday. / No, Tina wasn't at home yesterday.

Short answer: Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.

Nestes casos, quando a resposta é negativa, gera um efeito de surpresa na pessoa que está perguntando.

Espero ter ajudado. :)

Abraços!