Question

- Complete with verb To be in the past: ( Complete com o passado do verbo To be) (

a) Mary and Lucy ................. in the cafeteria yesterday morning.
b) I ............... in São Paulo last month.
c) John ......... at the club last weekend.
d) Mary ........... at the cinema last night.

Answer 1

Resposta:

Mary and Lucy were at the cafeteria

I was in São Paulo last month

John was at the club last weekend

Mary was at the cinema last night

Answer 2

Resposta:

a) Mary and Lucy were in the cafeteria yesterday morning

b) I was in São Paulo last month

c) John was at the club last weekend

d) Mary was at the cinema last night

Explicação:

O verbo to be é um verbo irregular. De forma bem simples, isso significa que no passado (Simple Past) ele tem uma forma própria. Ou melhor, ele tem duas formas: was e were.  Cada uma dessas formas tem o pronome/sujeito certo para ser usado.

» Usamos a forma was apenas com os pronomes pessoais I, he, she, it ou quando mencionamos o nome de uma pessoa:

I was – eu estava, eu era

He was – ele estava, ele era

She was – ela estava, ela era

It was – estava, era, foi

Miguel was – Miguel estava, era, foi

Joana was – Joana estava, era,  foi

» Usamos a forma were apenas com os pronomes pessoais we, you, they ou quando mencionamos o nome de duas pessoas ou mais:

We were – nós estávamos, nós éramos, a gente estava, a gente era

You were – você estavam, você era, vocês estavam, vocês eram

They were – eles/elas estavam, eram, foram

João and Márcia were – João e Márcia estavam, eram, foram

Miguel and Joana were – Miguel e Joana estavam, eram, fora