Now Robert is at work. At midnight last night he wasn't at work. He was in bed. He was asleep.

am/is (presente) ~ was (pasado): o I am tired. (ahora) Estoy cansado/a. D Where is Kate? (ahora) iDonde est6 Kate? o The weather is good today. Hace buen tiempo hoy. are (presente) ~ were (pasado): o You are late. (ahora) L/egas tarde. D They aren't here. (ahora) No est6n aqui.

1 was tired last night. Estaba cansada/a anoche. Where was Kate yesterday? lDonde estuvo Kate ayer? The weather was good last week. La semana posodo hizo buen tiempo. You were late yesterday. Ayer lIegaste tarde. They weren't here last Sunday. No estuvieron oqul el domingo pasado.

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he she it we

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he she it we you they

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he? she? it? we? you? they?

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was/were corresponden normalmente 01preterito perfecto simple 0 01preterito imperfecto de 'set' 0 'ester' en espotu:' '. o My sister was in Paris last weekend. ... estuvo ... D When I was a child, my teachers were very nice. Cuando era pequeno/a fueron ... o The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn't expensive. ... era ... no fue . D We weren't tired after the long journey. No est6bamos ...

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Was Sandra happy when she was in California? iEra feliz Sandra cuando estaba en California? Your shoes are nice. Were they expensive? ... iFueron ... ? Why were you angry this morning? i ... estabas ... ?
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Pero observa que en algunas expresiones was/were pueden corresponder a 'tenia/tenias/etc.' '0 When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs. . .. tenia miedo tJ.e los perros. D We weren't hungry after the journey. No tenfamos bombr, ',' ..~:::._~.:. D Was the weather nice? iHizo buen tiempo? D Last year Rachel was 22, so she is 23 now. ... tenia 22 dAos', .. tieoe ... :\~
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o 'Was Ted at work yesterday?' 'Yes,he was.' o 'Were Sue arid Steve at the party?' 'No, they wereri'i.'
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am/is/are ~ Unidades 1-2

I'm hungry /It's cold etc. ~ Unidad 3

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I was doing ~ Unidad 14

Ejercicios
11.1

Unidad 11

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GARY

JACK

KATE

SUE

MR AND MRS HALL

BEN

1 G.<.I..H \-'l.~ i.t.l p..~: ._:_._ _.......................... 4 2 Jack and Kate _..__ _ _........................... S 3 Sue _. ._..................................................................................... 6 And you? I

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Completa las frases con am/is/are (presente)

1 Last year she _ _ ..\-'l_~._ 2 Today the weather 3 4 S 6 7 8 9

was/were (pasado).

22, so she ~s. 23 now. nice, but yesterday it very cold. I hungry. Can I have something to eat? I feel fine this morning, but I very tired last night. Where you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning? Don't buy those shoes. They very expensive. I like your new jacket. . _ _ _ it expensive? This time last year I in Paris. 'Where the children?' 'I don't know. They here a few minutes ago.'
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Completa las frases con was/were

2 3 4 S 6

con wasn't/weren't.

1 We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room

w.~ very small and it ~~Y.l)~ clean. Mark at work last week because he _ ill. He's better now. Yesterday a public holiday, so the banks closed. They're open today. ' Kate and Bill at the party?' 'Kate there. but Bill _.. .' 'Where are my keys?' 'I don't know. They on the table, but they're not there now.' you _.at home last night. Where __ ._ you?
usando las palabras en el orden correcto + was/were.

11.4

Escribe las preguntas

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3 4 S 6

. __ ._ -+--t-.The traffic was bad. (difficult / your exam?) ............................................................................................................................. _ -+-t-.No. it was easy. (last week / where / Sue and Chris?) ........................ _ __ ..__ ------.. -.---.-.---.-.-.-+-t-.They were on holiday. (your new camera / how much?) .-+--t- .. Sixty pounds. (angry / you / yesterday / why?) ................................................................................................................................................. -+--t---Because you were late. (nice / the weather / last week?) ................................................................................. _._ _ / . -. +--\",,.Yes, it was beautiful.
hasta ="until arnables = kind
los rat~Des= mice
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(late / you / this morning I why?) ....... ~~ \-'l~~ ...HQ.\A. ~ t.1~? m.Qmi,r.l.9.r

11.5

Traduce al inqles,
1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 Estuve en la oficina hasta las 7. ~D6nde estabas esta manana a las 10? ~A que hora era el concierto? Tus padres fueron muy amables. Mi hermana tenia miedo de los ratones cuando era pequena. Era tarde, teniamos harnbre y hacia mo. '~Hizo buen tiempo?' 'Estuvo nublado.' ~Por que llegas siempre tarde?

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