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Past simple do verbo to be
No passado, o verbo to be tem duas formas: was (I, he, she, it) e were (you, we, they). Negativa: was not, were not; na fala, wasn't e weren't. Pergunta: o verbo vai para a frente: Were you at home? Palavras de ontem: yesterday, last night, last week.
- I was at home yesterday. Eu estava em casa ontem.
- They were tired last night. Eles estavam cansados ontem à noite.
- She was not at school. Ela não estava na escola.
- Ana: Where were you yesterday? Bruna: I was at the bank. Ana: Onde você estava ontem? Bruna: Eu estava no banco.
Em português, o passado de ser e estar aparece como era, estava, foi ou esteve. Em inglês, tudo isso cabe em duas formas, e quem escolhe entre elas é o sujeito: was com I, he, she e it, were com you, we e they.
Você já usa am, is e are para o agora. Para o passado, o to be encolhe para duas formas: was, com I, he, she e it. were, com you, we e they.
I was at home. She was tired. It was cold. You were late. We were at the park. They were happy.
A regra de escolha é a mesma do presente: am e is viram was; are vira were.
Para negar, o not vem depois do verbo: was not, were not. I was not hungry. They were not at school. Na fala, o not gruda no verbo: wasn't, weren't.
Para perguntar, o verbo passa para a frente, como no presente: Were you at home? Was she at work? E a resposta curta repete o verbo: Yes, I was. No, she was not.
Três palavras para marcar o ontem: yesterday (ontem), last night (ontem à noite), last week (semana passada). Elas vão no fim da frase: I was at the bank yesterday.