Was/ were

Was/ were en forma afirmativa:

Was / were son las formas de pasado del verbo `be. Forma afirmativa: `Was se utiliza con la primera y la tercera persona del singular, y `were con el resto de las personas. I was at sc ool. ! ey were at ome.

Forma negativa
"a negativa se forma colocando `not detr#s de was / were. "as formas contractas $wasnt, werent% son m#s frecuentes. We werent at sc ool yesterday. & e wasnt at ome last nig t.

Forma Interrogativa
"a interrogativa se forma colocando was / were delante del su'eto. W ere you on oliday last wee() Was your friend ere yesterday)

Respuestas breves:
*n las respuestas breves negativas se suelen utilizar las formas contractas. +o, I wasnt. +o se suele decir: +o, I was not.

Ejercicios
Completar las frases con was / were.
,. -ow many people .......... at your ouse last wee(end) /. ! e boo( wasnt difficult It .......... easy. 0. ! ose .......... my best 'eans. 1. 2inosaurs .......... pre istoric animals.

3. .......... your friends at sc ool yesterday) 4. &andra .......... not at sc ool yesterday. 5. 6ou .......... nasty to me7 8. .......... your grandparents designers. 9. :o n and I .......... in t e garden. ,;. .......... your parents in t e restaurant) 6es, t ey .......... . ,,. <y grandmot er .......... a nurse. & e wasnt a doctor. ,/. I .......... t in w en I was 4 years old. ,0. W en I .......... younger, I played wit teddy bears. ,1. We .......... away on vacation last mont . ,3. .......... you at t e cinema last nig t) ,4. !en years ago, I .......... a baby. ,5. .......... t e e=am difficult) ,8. ! e film .......... $not% e=citing. It was boring. ,9. .......... t ere many people at t e party) /;. .......... t e girls in t e par() +o, t ey .......... . /,. -er name wasnt >ate. It .......... Isabel. //. ?aco wasnt appy. -e .......... sad. /0. .......... t e boys at t e football game) 6es, t ey .......... . /1. ! e boo(s .......... $not% on t e s elf. ! ey were in t e boo(case. /3. .......... !om at a concert) 6es, e .......... .

Las respuestas correctas

,. -ow many people were at your ouse last wee(end) /. ! e boo( wasnt difficult It was easy. 0. ! ose were my best 'eans. 1. 2inosaurs were pre istoric animals.

3. Were your friends at sc ool yesterday) 4. &andra wasnt at sc ool yesterday. 5. 6ou were nasty to me7 8. Were your grandparents designers. 9. :o n and I were in t e garden. ,;. Were your parents in t e restaurant) 6es, t ey were . ,,. <y grandmot er was a nurse. & e wasnt a doctor. ,/. I was t in w en I was 4 years old. ,0. W en I was younger, I played wit teddy bears. ,1. We were away on vacation last mont . ,3. Were you at t e cinema last nig t) ,4. !en years ago, I was a baby. ,5. Was t e e=am difficult) ,8. ! e film wasnt e=citing. It was boring. ,9. Were t ere many people at t e party) /;. Were t e girls in t e par() +o, t ey were . /,. -er name wasnt >ate. It was Isabel. //. ?aco wasnt appy. -e was sad. /0. Were t e boys at t e football game) 6es, t ey were. /1. ! e boo(s werent on t e s elf. ! ey were in t e boo(case. /3. Was !om at a concert) 6es, e was.

Completar las frases con was / were.

,. It wasnt my dads birt day on &unday, it .......... on &aturday. /. ! e e=ercises werent easy, t ey .......... difficult. 0. <y grandfat er wasnt a writer, e .......... a composer. 1. <y cousins werent at t e par(, t ey .......... at t e cinema.

3. "ast nig t I wasnt at ome, I .......... at a party. 4. .......... t e weat er good yesterday) 5. W at .......... your first class t is morning) 8. .......... er sister at t e party. 9. W o .......... is favourite film star) ,;. W ere .......... you last nig t) ,,. .......... t ey interested in rap music) ,/. W ere .......... you yesterday) ,0. I .......... $not% at ome last nig t. ,1. .......... your teac er at sc ool) +o, s e .......... . ,3. W y .......... $not% <arta at sc ool) ,4. We .......... $not% at a party last wee(. ,5. .......... you at a concert last nig t) ,8. ! e students .......... in "ondon last summer. ,9. .......... it sunny yesterday) /;. .......... <eg at t e library) +o, s e .......... . /,. ! e @eatles.......... a pop group. //. .......... your teac er ill yesterday) /0. We .......... at a party last wee(. /1. <y mum .......... $not% at wor( yesterday. /3. .......... you cold last nig t)

Las respuestas correctas

,. It wasnt my dads birt day on &unday, it was on &aturday. /. ! e e=ercises werent easy, t ey were difficult. 0. <y grandfat er wasnt a writer, e was a composer. 1. <y cousins werent at t e par(, t ey were at t e cinema.

3. "ast nig t I wasnt at ome, I was at a party. 4. Was t e weat er good yesterday) 5. W at was your first class t is morning) 8. Was er sister at t e party. 9. W o was is favourite film star) ,;. W ere were you last nig t) ,,. Were t ey interested in rap music) ,/. W ere were you yesterday) ,0. I wasnt at ome last nig t. ,1. Was your teac er at sc ool) +o, s e wasnt . ,3. W y wasnt <arta at sc ool) ,4. We werent at a party last wee(. ,5. Were you at a concert last nig t) ,8. ! e students were in "ondon last summer. ,9. Was it sunny yesterday) /;. Was <eg at t e library) +o, s e wasnt. /,. ! e @eatles were a pop group. //. Was your teac er ill yesterday) /0. We were at a party last wee(. /1. <y mum wasnt at wor( yesterday. /3. Were you cold last nig t)

Completar las frases con was / were.

,. It .......... si= ocloc( w en we got ome. /. .......... you still in bed w en I p oned) 0. *dison .......... a famous inventor. 1. ! e weat er .......... fine t is morning.

3. -e .......... sic( yesterday. 4. @eet oven .......... a Aerman composer. 5. ! ere .......... a lot of people at our party yesterday. 8. 2ont blame im. It .......... my mista(e. 9. -e .......... not well yesterday. ,;. .......... you at t e party yesterday) ,,. &am .......... second in t e race, .......... s e) ,/. :ac( .......... $not% in "ondon. ,0. We .......... on t e same sc ool team. ,1. @etty .......... $not% at t e cinema. ,3. We .......... t e c ampions last year. ,4. Bictoria .......... $not% in t e C>. ,5. <om and 2ad .......... on vacation last wee(. ,8. &ally and <ar( .......... $not% at ome. ,9. ! ere .......... a small la(e ere many years ago. /;. ! ere .......... any clouds in t e s(y. /,. <y friend .......... ill yesterday. //. ! ey .......... t ird in t e race. /0. <om .......... angry w en s e saw t e bro(en vase. /1. ! e Domans .......... brave soldiers. /3. It .......... very wet on <onday.

Las respuestas correctas

,. It was si= ocloc( w en we got ome. /. Were you still in bed w en I p oned) 0. *dison was a famous inventor. 1. ! e weat er was fine t is morning.

3. -e was sic( yesterday. 4. @eet oven was a Aerman composer. 5. ! ere were a lot of people at our party yesterday. 8. 2ont blame im. It was my mista(e. 9. -e wasnt well yesterday. ,;. Were you at t e party yesterday) ,,. &am was second in t e race, was s e) ,/. :ac( wasnt in "ondon. ,0. We were on t e same sc ool team. ,1. @etty wasnt at t e cinema. ,3. We were t e c ampions last year. ,4. Bictoria wasnt in t e C>. ,5. <om and 2ad were on vacation last wee(. ,8. &ally and <ar( werent at ome. ,9. ! ere was a small la(e ere many years ago. /;. ! ere were any clouds in t e s(y. /,. <y friend was ill yesterday. //. ! ey were t ird in t e race. /0. <om was angry w en s e saw t e bro(en vase. /1. ! e Domans were brave soldiers. /3. It was very wet on <onday.

Completar las frases con was / were.

,. ?icasso .......... a great artist. /. & e .......... $not% at ome, s e was at sc ool. 0. .......... you at t e par() 6es, I .......... . 1. @ill Aates .......... a student at -arvard Cniversity.

3. I .......... in bed at 9 ocloc( t is morning. 4. ! e mat Euestions .......... $not% easy, t ey were difficult. 5. & e .......... reading in bed at ,, ocloc( last nig t. 8. ! e room .......... $not% big, it was small. 9. .......... it sunny yesterday) ,;. *instein .......... a great mat ematician. ,,. .......... *nglis you favourite sub'ect last year) ,/. It .......... $not% cold, it was ot. ,0. I .......... wit my friends in t e par(. ,1. ! e *nglis e=am .......... $not% difficult, it was F>. ,3. Gle=ander .......... in a cinema in F=ford. ,4. .......... it a good film) ,5. "amberto .......... wit is family in +orway.

,8. .......... t ey at ome) +o t ey .......... . ,9. .......... your friends in <#laga) 6es, t ey .......... . /;. .......... you a good student last year) 6es, I .......... . /,. &ilvia and er sister .......... at t e zoo. //. :o n and !eresa .......... on oliday in France. /0. .......... your sister at ome) 6es, s e .......... . /1. .......... famous people always good at sc ool) +o, t ey .......... . /3. .......... Gntonio @anderas in <#laga last summer)

Las respuestas correctas

,. ?icasso was a great artist. /. & e wasnt at ome, s e was at sc ool. 0. Were you at t e par() 6es, I was. 1. @ill Aates was a student at -arvard Cniversity.

3. I was in bed at 9 ocloc( t is morning. 4. ! e mat Euestions werent easy, t ey were difficult. 5. & e was reading in bed at ,, ocloc( last nig t. 8. ! e room wasnt big, it was small. 9. Was it sunny yesterday) ,;. *instein was a great mat ematician. ,,. Was *nglis you favourite sub'ect last year) ,/. It wasnt cold, it was ot. ,0. I was wit my friends in t e par(. ,1. ! e *nglis e=am wasnt difficult, it was F>. ,3. Gle=ander was in a cinema in F=ford. ,4. Was it a good film) ,5. "amberto was wit is family in +orway.

,8. Were t ey at ome) +o t ey werent. ,9. Were your friends in <#laga) 6es, t ey were. /;. Were you a good student last year) 6es, I was. /,. &ilvia and er sister were at t e zoo. //. :o n and !eresa were on oliday in France. /0. Was your sister at ome) 6es, s e was. /1. Were famous people always good at sc ool) +o, t ey werent. /3. Was Gntonio @anderas in <#laga last summer) Fic as was were "as respuestas correctas