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    EL TIEMPO PASADO: WAS /woz/ - WERE /we:r/

    1. El verbo TO BE tiene las siguientes formas en el tiempo pasado: WAS /woz/ - WERE /we:r/

    I was /ai wóz/ (Yo era/estaba/fui/estuve)


    We were /wi: wé:r/ (Nos. éramos/estábamos/fuimos/estuvimos)
    You were /iú: wé:r/ (Tú eras/estabas/fuiste/estuviste)
    You were /iú: wé:r/ (Uds. eran/estaban/fueron/estuvieron)
    He was /hí: wóz/ (El era/estaba/fue/estuvo)
    She was /shi: wóz/ (Ella era/estaba/fue/estuvo)
    They were /!ei wé:r/ (Ellos/eran/estaban/fueron/estuvieron)
    It was /it wóz/ (Era/estaba/fue/estuvo)
    2. La forma negativa se expresa usando NOT después de WAS o WERE. Normalmente se usan las contracciones
    WASN´T /wóznt/ o WEREN´T /wé:rent/.

    Escuche, lea y aprenda:

    I was not very busy last week. /ai woz nót véri bízi lá:st wí:k/ (Yo no estuve muy ocupado la semana pasada)
    John wasn´t at home this morning. /dllón wóznt at hóum !is mórni#/ (John no estuvo en casa esta mañana)
    We weren´t in New York last year. /wi wé:rent in niú: iórk lá:st íar/ (Nosotros no estuvimos en N.Y. el año pasado)
    Mary wasn´t a good student at high school. /méri wóznt a gúd stiú:dent at hái skú:l/ (Mary no era una buena alumna en el liceo)
    They weren´t very hardworking. /!ei wé:rnt véri há:rdwérki#/ (Ellos no eran muy trabajadores)

    3. La forma interrogativa se expresa invirtiendo el orden de WAS / WERE con el sujeto

    Escuche, lea y aprenda:

    Were you in class this morning? /we:r iú: in klás !is mórnin/ (¿Estuviste en clase esta mañana?)
    Was John sick yesterday? /woz dllón sík iésterdi/ (¿Estuvo John enfermo ayer?)
    Was Mary a good student at school? /woz méri a gúd stiú:dent at skú:l/ (¿Era Mary una buena alumna en el colegio?)
    Where were you at this time yesterday? /wéar wé:r iú at !is táim iésterdi/ (¿Dónde estabas a esta hora ayer?)
    Why was Jim absent from work? /wái woz dllím æbsent from wé:rk/ (¿Por qué estuvo Jim ausente del trabajo?)

    EXERCISES:

    Ex. 1. Complete these sentences with the proper form of the verb TO BE, present or past:

    1. John ______ in New York the day before yesterday but he ______ in Chicago today.
    2. They ______ free today, but they ______ at work yesterday.
    3. Today ______ Monday. Yesterday ______ Sunday.
    4. Where ______ the Johnsons last weekend? Where ______ they today?
    5. The elevator ______ out of order last night, but it ______ working well now.
    6. John ______n´t in the office at ten this morning because he ______ at a meeting.
    7. Bob ______ very sick yesterday, but he ______ much better today.

    Ex. 2. Change the following sentences into a) Negative b) interrogative

    1. The secretary was busy at midday. ___________________________________________________


    ___________________________________________________
    2. They were good friends at school. ___________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________
    3. The weather was fine that day. ___________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________
    4. The men were tired after the long walk. ___________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________
    5. Mary was late for the train this morning. ___________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________
    6. Henry was at the movie at 7 P.M. ___________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________

    Ex. 3. Ask questions using wh-words like What?, Where?, When?,Why?, How?, How old, Who?

    1. Tom was at home at midnight last night. ___________________________________________________


    2. John was in the car at that moment. ___________________________________________________
    3. Liz was in bed because she was sick. ___________________________________________________
    4. The Smiths were in Chile in 1985. ___________________________________________________
    5. George was a little better this morning. ___________________________________________________
    6. Mr Clark was about 85 years old when he died. ___________________________________________________

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