Question

J) Put WAS, WASN’T, WERE or WEREN’T in the gaps in these conversations:
1. Peter : ….. Was …….. Paul at work today?
Julie : No, he ……………….. in the office. I think he’s sick.
2. Henry : ……………… you in South America last year?
Steve : Yes. I ……………….. in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I …………
in Brazil for a holiday.
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3. Paula : Philip and I ……………….. at home in London last week. We …………… at
Mike’s house in Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
Jane : Yes, I …………………. at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer.
……………………you there?
Paula : No, we weren’t there. Philip and I ……………….. in Portugal in the summer.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. wasn't
2. were / was / were
3. weren't / were / was / weren't / were

Answer 2

Seguem abaixo cada uma das sentenças preenchidas com o verbo to be no passado:

• 1. Peter : Was Paul at work today?
• Julie : No, he was in the office. I think he’s sick.

• 2. Henry : Were you in South America last year?
• Steve : Yes. I was in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I were in Brazil for a holiday.

• 3. Paula : Philip and I were at home in London last week. We were at Mike’s house in Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
• Jane : Yes, I was at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer. were you there?
• Paula : No, we weren’t there. Philip and I were in Portugal in the summer.

Verbo to be no Passado

O passado do verbo to be nada mais é do que o uso do passado simples, que é um tempo verbal que fala sobre uma ação que ocorreu no passado e não ocorre mais no presente da fala proferida, mas com o verbo to be sendo usado em suas duas formas nesse tempo verbal, que são elas o was e o were.

Na tradução, temos que was e were significam era/foi ou estava, sendo assim, temos que o seu uso irá depender exclusivamente do sujeito da sentença. Por exemplo, se o sujeito estiver no singular, ou seja, para I, he, she ou it, usamos was, e caso esteja no plural, ou seja, para you, we e they, usamos were.

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