Ejercicios de was y were
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Was y were: be en pasado
Was y were son las formas pasadas de am, is y are. Úsalas para hablar de personas y cosas en un momento pasado.
- Elige la forma:
- Usa was con I, he, she, it y un sujeto singular. Usa were con you, we, they y sujetos plurales.
- Negativa:
- Añade not: was not (wasn't) o were not (weren't).
- Pregunta:
- Coloca was o were al principio: Was she at home? Were they late?
- There was / there were:
- Usa there was para una cosa y there were para dos o más: There was a cat. There were two cats.
- Respuesta corta:
- Was he there? Yes, he was. Were you tired? No, I wasn't.
Ejemplos
I was at home yesterday.
Con I, usa was.
They were at school on Monday.
Con they, usa were.
She wasn't tired last night.
Wasn't significa was not.
Were you at the park? Yes, I was.
La pregunta lleva you y la respuesta lleva I.
There was one chair. There were three tables.
Elige según la cantidad de cosas que siguen.
El audio usa una voz sintética.
Ejercicios de práctica
Elige was o were
Selecciona la forma pasada correcta de *be*.
1.My mother ___ at work yesterday.
2.We ___ at the beach last Sunday.
3.There ___ two books on the table.
4.___ your brother at home last night?
5.The shop ___ open yesterday. It was closed.
Completa los espacios
Escribe *was*, *were*, *wasn't* o *weren't* según la pista.
Ordena las palabras
Selecciona las partes en orden para formar una frase o pregunta.
11. Construye la oración:
12. Construye la oración:
13. Construye la oración:
14. Construye la oración:
¿Correcto o incorrecto?
Decide si cada frase en inglés es correcta.
15.They was at home yesterday.
16.Was she tired last night?
17.There were three chairs in the room.
18.Were he at the party?
El pasado de be: was y were
Usa was y were para hablar de un momento pasado, como ayer o la semana pasada. La forma depende del sujeto: I was, he was, she was, it was; you were, we were, they were. Un sujeto singular lleva was y uno plural lleva were.
Para formar una negativa, pon not después de was o were. Wasn't y weren't son formas cortas comunes: She wasn't at school. We weren't tired. Para preguntar, pon was o were antes del sujeto: Was she at school? Were you tired? No se necesita did.
There was y there were indican lo que había en un lugar en el pasado. Usa there was antes de una cosa y there were antes de dos o más. There was a chair in the room. There were three chairs in the room.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuándo se usa was?
Usa was con I, he, she, it y sujetos singulares: I was late. The shop was open.
¿Cuándo se usa were?
Usa were con you, we, they y sujetos plurales: You were ready. The children were here.
¿Cómo se pregunta en pasado con be?
Coloca was o were antes del sujeto: Was he there? Were they tired? No se usa did.
¿Qué diferencia hay entre there was y there were?
There was presenta una persona o cosa. There were presenta dos o más: There was one chair. There were two chairs.
Solucionario
1. My mother ___ at work yesterday.
Respuesta: was
My mother es una persona: usa was.
2. We ___ at the beach last Sunday.
Respuesta: were
En pasado, con we se usa were.
3. There ___ two books on the table.
Respuesta: were
Two books es plural: usa there were.
4. ___ your brother at home last night?
Respuesta: Was
Your brother es una persona. Empieza la pregunta con was.
5. The shop ___ open yesterday. It was closed.
Respuesta: wasn't
Closed significa que no estaba abierto: usa wasn't con shop.
6. I ___ very happy yesterday.
Respuesta: was
Con I, usa was.
7. The children ___ at school last week.
Respuesta: were
Children es plural: usa were.
8. There ___ a dog in the garden yesterday.
Respuesta: was
A dog es un animal: usa there was.
9. You ___ late. You came on time.
Respuesta: weren't
On time indica que no hubo retraso: usa weren't con you.
10. ___ they at the party?
Respuesta: Were
Una pregunta en pasado con they empieza con were.
11. you / Were / at home?
Respuesta: Were you at home?
La pregunta empieza con were antes de you.
12. one cat / There was / outside.
Respuesta: There was one cat outside.
Para un gato, usa there was.
13. were / They / happy.
Respuesta: They were happy.
Con they, usa were.
14. at school / She wasn't / yesterday.
Respuesta: She wasn't at school yesterday.
Para una negativa con she, usa wasn't.
15. They was at home yesterday.
Respuesta: Falso
Con they se usa were: They were at home yesterday.
16. Was she tired last night?
Respuesta: Verdadero
En la pregunta, was va antes de she.
17. There were three chairs in the room.
Respuesta: Verdadero
Three chairs es plural; there were es correcto.
18. Were he at the party?
Respuesta: Falso
Con he se usa was: Was he at the party?