El simple past de “to be”
El verbo “to be” entra en el grupo de los verbos irregulares, pero tiene una conjugación propia.
Afirmativo
| I He/she/It | was |
| You We They | were |
Interrogativo
| was | I? He/she/It ? |
| were | You ? We ? They ? |
Negativo
| I He/she/It | Was not [wasn’t] |
| You We They | Were not [weren’t] |
Interrogativo Negativo
| Wasn’t | I? He/she/It ? |
| Weren’t | You ? We ? They ? |
There was nobody at home last night
I was abroad on business two weeks ago.
Were they happy to see you?
Para preguntar y decir en inglés la fecha de nacimiento se usa el simple past del verbo to be seguido del participio pasado born.
When was Sheila born? She was born on 8th April, 1985
Short answer
La respuesta breve se estructura del siguiente modo:
| AFIRMATIVA | NEGATIVA |
| Yes, pron. Personal suj. + was/were | No, pron. Personal suj. + wasn’t/weren’t |
Was Danus ill yesterday? Yes, he was.
Were they at your party last Sunday? No, they weren’t.
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