Exercícios de was e were
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Was e were: o be no passado
Was e were são as formas do passado de am, is e are. Use-as para falar de pessoas e coisas num momento passado.
- Escolha a forma:
- Use was com I, he, she, it e um sujeito no singular. Use were com you, we, they e sujeitos no plural.
- Negativa:
- Acrescente not: was not (wasn't) ou were not (weren't).
- Pergunta:
- Coloque was ou were no começo: Was she at home? Were they late?
- There was / there were:
- Use there was para uma coisa e there were para duas ou mais: There was a cat. There were two cats.
- Resposta curta:
- Was he there? Yes, he was. Were you tired? No, I wasn't.
Exemplos
I was at home yesterday.
Com I, use was.
They were at school on Monday.
Com they, use were.
She wasn't tired last night.
Wasn't quer dizer was not.
Were you at the park? Yes, I was.
A pergunta usa you e a resposta usa I.
There was one chair. There were three tables.
Escolha pela quantidade de coisas que vêm depois.
O áudio usa uma voz sintética.
Exercícios de prática
Escolha was ou were
Selecione a forma correta do passado 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.
Complete as lacunas
Escreva *was*, *were*, *wasn't* ou *weren't* de acordo com a pista.
Coloque as palavras em ordem
Selecione as partes em ordem para formar uma frase ou pergunta.
11. Construa a frase:
12. Construa a frase:
13. Construa a frase:
14. Construa a frase:
Certo ou errado?
Decida se cada frase em inglês está correta.
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?
O passado de be: was e were
Use was e were para falar de um momento no passado, como ontem ou a semana passada. A forma depende do sujeito: I was, he was, she was, it was; you were, we were, they were. Um sujeito no singular leva was e um no plural leva were.
Para fazer uma negativa, coloque not depois de was ou were. Wasn't e weren't são as formas curtas mais comuns: She wasn't at school. We weren't tired. Para perguntar, coloque was ou were antes do sujeito: Was she at school? Were you tired? Não é preciso did.
There was e there were dizem o que havia num lugar no passado. Use there was antes de uma coisa e there were antes de duas ou mais. There was a chair in the room. There were three chairs in the room.
Perguntas frequentes
Quando se usa was?
Use was com I, he, she, it e sujeitos no singular: I was late. The shop was open.
Quando se usa were?
Use were com you, we, they e sujeitos no plural: You were ready. The children were here.
Como fazer perguntas no passado com be?
Coloque was ou were antes do sujeito: Was he there? Were they tired? Não se usa did.
Qual é a diferença entre there was e there were?
There was apresenta uma pessoa ou coisa. There were apresenta duas ou mais: There was one chair. There were two chairs.
Gabarito
1. My mother ___ at work yesterday.
Resposta: was
My mother é uma pessoa: use was.
2. We ___ at the beach last Sunday.
Resposta: were
No passado, com we se usa were.
3. There ___ two books on the table.
Resposta: were
Two books está no plural: use there were.
4. ___ your brother at home last night?
Resposta: Was
Your brother é uma pessoa. Comece a pergunta com was.
5. The shop ___ open yesterday. It was closed.
Resposta: wasn't
Closed quer dizer que não estava aberta: use wasn't com shop.
6. I ___ very happy yesterday.
Resposta: was
Com I, use was.
7. The children ___ at school last week.
Resposta: were
Children está no plural: use were.
8. There ___ a dog in the garden yesterday.
Resposta: was
A dog é um animal: use there was.
9. You ___ late. You came on time.
Resposta: weren't
On time mostra que não houve atraso: use weren't com you.
10. ___ they at the party?
Resposta: Were
Uma pergunta no passado com they começa com were.
11. you / Were / at home?
Resposta: Were you at home?
A pergunta começa com were antes de you.
12. one cat / There was / outside.
Resposta: There was one cat outside.
Para um gato, use there was.
13. were / They / happy.
Resposta: They were happy.
Com they, use were.
14. at school / She wasn't / yesterday.
Resposta: She wasn't at school yesterday.
Para uma negativa com she, use wasn't.
15. They was at home yesterday.
Resposta: Falso
Com they se usa were: They were at home yesterday.
16. Was she tired last night?
Resposta: Verdadeiro
Na pergunta, was vem antes de she.
17. There were three chairs in the room.
Resposta: Verdadeiro
Three chairs está no plural; there were está correto.
18. Were he at the party?
Resposta: Falso
Com he se usa was: Was he at the party?