Verb To Be┃Simple Past
Autor: Estudando Inglês | Publicado: 2011-09-03T18:54:00-03:00




&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simple Past (Passado simples)



AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA:


Forma Sem ContraçãoForma Contraída
Tradução


I was

---x---
Eu era/estava

You were

---x---
Você era/estava

He was

---x---
Ele era/estava

She was

---x---
Ela era/estava

It was

---x---
Ele,ela era/estava

We were

---x---
Nós éramos/estávamos

You were

---x---
Vocês eram/estavam

They were

---x---
Eles eram/estavam




• I was in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).• She was at home yesterday. (Ela estava em casa ontem).• They were late for school. (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola).


&nbsp;NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA:



Forma Sem Contração

Forma Contraída

Tradução


I was not

I wasn't
Eu não era/estava

You were not

You weren't
Você&nbsp; não era/estava

He was not

He wasn't
Ele&nbsp; não era/estava

She was not

She wasn't
Ela&nbsp; não era/estava

It was not

It wasn't
Ele,ela&nbsp; não era/estava

We were not

We weren't
Nós não éramos/estávamos

You were not

You weren't
Vocês não eram/estavam

They were not

They weren't
Eles não eram/estavam




• I was not in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu não estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).• She wasn’t at home yesterday. (Ela não estava em casa ontem).• They were not late for school. (Eles não estavam atrasados para a escola).


&nbsp;INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA:



Forma Sem Contração

Forma Contraída

Tradução


was I?

---x---
Eu era/estava?

were you?

---x---
Você era/estava?

was he?

---x---
Ele era/estava?

was she?

---x---
Ela era/estava?

was it?

---x---
Ele,ela era/estava?

were we?

---x---
Nós éramos/estávamos?

were you?

---x---
Vocês eram/estávamos?

were they?

---x---

﻿Eles eram/estavam?




• Was I in Rio de Janeiro last December? (Eu estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado?).• Was she at home yesterday? (Ela estava em casa ontem?).• Were they late for school? (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola?).


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Short Answers (Respostas curtas)


Forma InterrogativaShort Answer: &nbsp;SimShort Answer: Não
Was I? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Were you?&nbsp; Yes, you were.No, You weren’t.
Was he?&nbsp; Yes, he was.No, he wasn’t.
Was she? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
Was it?&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes, it was.No, it wasn’t.
Were we? Yes, we were.No, we weren’t.
Were you?&nbsp; Yes, you were.No, you weren’t.
Were they? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.



• Were you in Rio de Janeiro last December? Yes, I was. (Você esteve no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado? Sim.).• Was she at home yesterday? No, she wasn’t. (Ela estava em casa ontem? Não.).• Were they late for school? Yes, they were. (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola? Sim.).


THERE TO BE (HAVER / EXISTIR)﻿



&nbsp;Forma Afimativa
Tradução

Singular

There was 

Havia / Existia


Pluaral

There were

Havia / Existiam










Forma Negativa&nbsp;&nbsp;
Forma ContraídaTradução 

﻿Singular 

There was not

Therewasn’t

Não havia /Não existia


Plural

There were
not

There weren’t

&nbsp;Não havia /Não existiam










Forma Interrogativa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tradução
Singular Was there?&nbsp; Havia? /Existia?
PularalWere there?Havia? /Existiam?









Forma Interrogativa&nbsp;
Short Answer: SimShort Answer: Não 
Singular Was there? 
Yes, there was.

No, there wasn’t

Plural Were there?
Yes, there were.

No, there weren’t.







There was a bird on the tree. (Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore).
There were five birds on the tree. (Havia/ Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
There was not a bird on the tree. (Não havia/ existia um pássaro na árvore).
There weren’t five birds on the tree. (Não havia/existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
Was there a bird on the tree? Yes, there was. (Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore? Sim).
Were there five birds on the tree? No, there weren’t. (Havia/Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore?
Não).