El verbo to be es uno de los más utilizados en inglés recuerda que significa “ser” y también significa “estar”. Se conjuga diferente a los demás verbos en pasado. por lo que es necesario aprenderlo por separado.
I Was = Yo era / Yo estaba
You Were = Tú eras / Tú estabas, Usted era / Usted estaba
He Was = Él era / Él estaba
She Was = Ella era / Ella estaba
It Was = Eso era / Eso estaba
We Were = Nosotros éramos/ Nosotros estábamos
They Were = Ellos eran / Ellos estaban
Positivo
🙂 + was / were + complemento
- I was a good student = Yo era un buen estudiante
- He was in his room = Él estaba en su cuarto
Negativo
🙂 + was / were + not + complemento
🙂 + wasn’t / weren’t + complemento
- He was not a guest = Él no era un huésped
- She wasn’t a receptionist = Ella no era una recepcionista
- You were not invited = Usted no estaba invitado
- They weren’t happy with the service = Ellos no estuvieron contentos con el servicio
Pregunta
Was / Were + 🙂 + complemento + ?
- Were you happy during your stay? = ¿Estuvo usted feliz durante su estancia?
- Were you a good swimmer? = ¿Era usted un buen nadador?
- Was she sick? = ¿Ella estaba enferma?
- Was he a nice person? = ¿Él era una persona agradable?
