Verb TO BE - Past
WAS (I,he,she,it) / WERE (we,you,they) são formas do verbo passado de TO BE.
Expressões de passado
. in the past - no passado
. an hour ago - há uma hora
. WHEN … - quando …
. LAST night/week/month/year - noite/semana/mês/ano passado(a)
. yesterday - ontem
. many years ago - há muitos anos
WAS e WERE expressam era/foi … (verbo ser) e estava/esteve … (verbo estar).
1) Complete these sentences with WAS or WERE.
a)My thesis ………………………………… all wrong.
b)You ……………………… there yesterday. I there,too.
c)The children ……………………………. at the club last Saturday.
d)We ……………………………….. calm.
e)Eduardo ………………………… at the circus.
2) Change to past tense.
a)Some cars are small.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
b)This cooker is good.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
c)That is an important city.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………....
d)I am in the class.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e)You are at home.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Write phrases in the negative,interrogative and interrogative negative.
a)You and I were watching TV.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative - ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
b)Kelen was here.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative - ………………………………………………………………………………………...
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
c)I was at the beach.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative - ………………………………………………………………………………………...
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
d)Your family was here last night.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative - ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
e)He was to USA yesterday.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative ~..............................................................................................................................
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
f)You were very young.
Negative - …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Interrogative - ………………………………………………………………………………………...
Interrogative Negative - ……………………………………………………………………………..
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
1) Complete these sentences with WAS or WERE.
a)My thesis was all wrong.
b)You were there yesterday. I was there,too.
c)The children was at the club last Saturday.
d)We were calm.
e)Eduardo was at the circus.
2) Change to past tense.
a)Some cars are small.
Some cars were small.
b)This cooker is good.
This cooker was good.
c)That is an important city.
That was an important city.
d)I am in the class.
I was in the class.
e)You are at home.
You were at home.
3) Write phrases in the negative,interrogative and interrogative negative.
a)You and I were watching TV.
Negative - You and I weren't watching TV.
Interrogative - Were You and I watching TV?
Interrogative Negative - Weren't You and I watching TV?
b)Kelen was here.
Negative - Kelen wasn't here.
Interrogative - Was Kelen here?
Interrogative Negative - Wasn't Kelen here?
c)I was at the beach.
Negative - I wasn't at the beach.
Interrogative - Was I at the beach?
Interrogative Negative - Wasn't I at the beach?
d)Your family was here last night.
Negative - Your family wasn't here last night.
Interrogative - Was your family here last night?
Interrogative Negative - Wasn't your family here last night?
e)He was to USA yesterday.
Negative - He wasn't in USA yesterday.
Interrogative ~ Was he in USA yesterday?
Interrogative Negative - Wasn't he in USA?
f)You were very young.
Negative - You weren't very young
Interrogative - Were you very young?
Interrogative Negative - Weren't You very young?