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    Simple past

    -verb to be - was/were

    Afirmative
    I was
    He was
    She was
    It was

    You were
    We were
    They were

    Haver = existir (tinha)


    There was - havia, tinha
    There were - haviam, tinham

    Negative
    I wasn't (was not)
    He wasn't (was not)
    She wasn't (was not)
    It wasn't (was not)

    You weren't (were not)


    We weren't (were not)
    They weren't (were not)

    Haver = existir (tinha)


    There wasn't - não havia, não tinha
    There weren't - não haviam, não tinham

    Questions
    Was I...?
    Was he...?
    Was she...?
    Was it...?

    Were you...?
    Were we...?
    Were they...?

    Haver = existir (tinha)


    Was there...? - havia?, tinha?
    Were there...? - haviam?, tinham?

    Was I sick?
    Yes, you were./No, you were not.

    Was he fast?
    Yes, he was./ No, he was not.

    Was she strong?


    Yes, she was./ No, she was not.

    Were you rich?


    Yes, I was./ No, I was not.
    Were we intelligent?
    Yes, you were. / No, you were not.

    Were they short?


    Yes, they were. / No, they were not.

    -Was there a car in this garage?


    Yes, there was./ No, there was not.
    Yes, there was a car in this garage.
    No, there wasn't a car in this garage.

    -Were there books under the table?


    Yes, there were. / No, there were not.
    Yes, there were books under the table.
    No, there weren't books under the table.

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