Pasado de to be (was / were)

El pasado del verbo to be en inglés: was para I/he/she/it y were para you/we/they, con negativos (wasn’t/weren’t) y preguntas.

Nivel A27 min

Al terminar sabrás

Usar was con I/he/she/it y were con you/we/they
Formar el negativo (wasn’t / weren’t)
Hacer preguntas con was/were

Was y were = era / estaba / fue / estuvo

Was y were son el pasado de to be. Sirven para describir estados, lugares y situaciones en el pasado: I was tired. They were at home.

Formas

Sujeto	Forma	Ejemplo
I	was	I was happy.
he / she / it	was	She was late.
you / we / they	were	We were friends.

Afirmativo

I was at work.Estaba en el trabajo.
He was sick yesterday.Él estuvo enfermo ayer.
They were very kind.Ellos fueron muy amables.

Negativo y preguntas

Negativo: wasn't (was not) / weren't (were not). Pregunta: invierte el orden → Was he there? Were you happy? Respuesta corta: Yes, I was. / No, they weren't.

Negativo y pregunta

I wasn’t ready.No estaba listo.
They weren’t at home.No estaban en casa.
Were you at the party?¿Estuviste en la fiesta?

Pronunciación: was / were débiles

En afirmativo, was y were se dicen débiles y rápidos:

was /wəz/I / he / she / it

I wasshe was

were /wə/you / we / they

we werethey were

Errores comunes (del español)

I were tired.I was tired.
I → was, no were.
They was happy.They were happy.
you / we / they → were.
Did you were there?Were you there?
be no usa did: se invierte → Were you…?

En contexto

Where were you yesterday?¿Dónde estabas ayer?

I was at home. I wasn't well.Estaba en casa. No me sentía bien.

Oh no. Were your kids with you?Ay no. ¿Tus hijos estaban contigo?

Yes, they were. They were very kind.Sí, estaban. Fueron muy amables.

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Para llevar

was con I/he/she/it · were con you/we/they.
Negativo: wasn't / weren't. Pregunta invirtiendo: Was/Were…?
El to be en pasado no usa did.
Al hablar, was/were van débiles: /wəz/, /wə/.

Práctica

Practica para completar

Responde y envía. Necesitas 3 de 4 para completar la lección. Reintentos ilimitados.

1. “I ___ tired.”

2. “They ___ at school.”

3. Negativo: “She ___ happy.”

4. Pregunta: “___ you at home?”

Fin de la lección

Cuenta cómo fue tu día, en pasado.

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