Verbo To Be - Passado / Verb To Be - Past Simple/Simple Past
- FORMAS:
Apresentamos a seguir as formas do Simple Past (Passado Simples) do verbo to be. As formas afirmativas e interrogativas do Simple Past não possuem contração; a forma negativa é organizada da seguinte maneira: na 1ª coluna encontra-se a forma sem contração e na 2ª, mostramos a forma contraída:
1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração |
Forma Contraída |
I was |
---x--- |
You were |
---x--- |
He was |
---x--- |
She was |
---x--- |
It was |
---x--- |
We were |
---x--- |
You were |
---x--- |
They were |
---x--- |
Examples:
We were in a hurry last night and didn't stop to talk to him. (Estávamos com pressa ontem à noite e não paramos para falar com ele.)
It was too cold yesterday. (Estava muito frio ontem.)
2 - NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração |
Forma Contraída |
I was not |
I wasn't |
You were not |
You weren't |
He was not |
He wasn't |
She was not |
She wasn't |
It was not |
It wasn't |
We were not |
We weren't |
You were not |
You weren't |
They were not |
They weren't |
Examples:
They were not good students. (Eles não eram bons alunos.)
Mary wasn't the main actress. (Mary não era a atriz principal.)
3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração |
Forma Contraída |
was I? |
---x--- |
were you? |
---x--- |
was he? |
---x--- |
was she? |
---x--- |
was it? |
---x--- |
were we? |
---x--- |
were you? |
---x--- |
were they? |
---x--- |
Example:
Were you occupied when I called to you? (Você estava ocupado quando lhe liguei?)
