No tempo simple past o verbo "to be" adota a forma "was" com (I, he, she, it) e "were" com (you, we, they).
Forma afirmativa do verbo "to be" em simple past.
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I was |
Eu fui - era / estive - estava |
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You were |
Você foi - era / esteve - estava |
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He was |
Ele foi - era / esteve - estava |
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She was |
Ela foi - era / esteve - estava |
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It was |
Ele, Ela foi - era / esteve - estava (neutro) |
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We were |
Nós fomos - éramos / estivemos - estávamos |
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You were |
Vocês foram - eram / estiveram - estavam |
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They were |
Eles, Elas foram - eram / estiveram - estavam |
Forma negativa do verbo "to be" em simple past.
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I was not |
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I wasn't |
Eu não fui - era / estive - estava |
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You were not |
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You weren't |
Você não foi - era / esteve - estava |
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He was not |
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He wasn't |
Ele não foi - era / esteve - estava |
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She was not |
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She wasn't |
Ela não foi - era / esteve - estava |
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It was not |
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It wasn't |
Ele, Ela não foi - era / esteve - estava (neutro) |
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We were not |
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We weren't |
Nós não fomos - éramos / estivemos - estávamos |
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You were not |
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You weren't |
Vocês não foram - eram / estiveram - estavam |
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They were not |
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They weren't |
Eles, Elas não foram - eram / estiveram - estavam |
Forma interrogativa do verbo "to be" em simple past.
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Was I? |
Eu fui - era / estive - estava? |
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Were you? |
Você foi - era / esteve - estava? |
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Was he? |
Ele foi - era / esteve - estava? |
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Was she? |
Ela foi - era / esteve - estava? |
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Was it? |
Ele, Ela foi - era / esteve - estava (neutro)? |
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Were we? |
Nós fomos - éramos / estivemos - estávamos? |
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Were you? |
Vocês foram - eram / estiveram - estavam? |
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Were they? |
Eles, Elas foram - eram / estiveram - estavam? |
Respostas curtas com o verbo "to be" em simple past.
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Yes, I was |
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No, I was not
No, I wasn't |
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Yes, you were |
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No, you were not
No, you weren't |
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Yes, he was |
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No, he was not
No, he wasn't |
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Yes, she was |
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No, she was not
No, she wasn't |
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Yes, it was |
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No, it was not
No, it wasn't |
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Yes, we were |
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No, we were not
No, we weren't |
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Yes, you were |
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No, you were not
No, you weren't |
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Yes, they were |
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No, they were not
No, they weren't |
Ordem das frases com o verbo "to be" em simple past:
Afirmativas: sujeito + verbo "to be" (was, were) + objetos.
Exemplos:
I was in England last month.
(Eu estive na Inglaterra no mês passado.)
He was very tired yesterday.
(Ele estava muito cansado ontem.)
You were very angry with me last night.
(Você estava muito zangado comigo ontem à noite.)
Negativas: sujeito + verbo "To be" (was, were) + "not" + objetos.
Exemplos:
They were not in France last summer.
(Eles não estiveram na França no verão passado.)
I was not tired yesterday.
(Eu não estava cansado ontem.)
Bill was not in the office yesterday morning.
(Bill não estava no escritório ontem pela manhã.)
Interrogativas: verbo "to be" (was, were) + sujeito + objetos + interrogação.
Exemplos:
Were you in Japan last month?
(Você esteve no Japão no mês passado?)
Were your children at school yesterday?
(Foram seus filhos à escola ontem?)
Was she at the cinema last night?
(Ela foi ao cinema ontem à noite?)
Respostas curtas afirmativas: "Yes" + sujeito + "to be" (was, were).
Exemplos:
Respostas curtas negativas: "No" + sujeito + "to be" (was, were) + "not".
Exemplos:
