En esta lección aprenderemos el pasado del verbo to "BE" en forma interrogativa, temática que lo abordaremos apartir de la presentación de algunos ejemplos de preguntas con sus respectivas respuestas cortas, luego mostraremos unas tablas con la conjugación de este tiempo verbal en forma interrogativa, señalando las explicaciones gramaticales pertinentes.
| Forma Interrogativa (?) Del Verbo To "BE" En Tiempo Pasado |
Observemos los siguientes ejemplos a partir de dos situaciones:
| Situation 01 |
Situation 02 |
| Example 01 |
Example 01 |
Was he a singer?
(¿Fue cantante?)
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Yes, he was. |
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No, he wasn't. |
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Were they singers?
(¿Fueron cantantes?)
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Yes, they were. |
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No, they weren't. |
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| Respuestas Cortas Con El Verbo To "BE" En Tiempo Pasado |
En conversaciones cotidianos resulta necesario responder coherentemente las preguntas de nuestros interlocutores para lograr una buena comunicación. Aquí les presentamos una tabla de preguntas de "Sí" o "No" (Yes/No Questions), usando el verbo to "BE" en tiempo pasado, con sus respectivas respuestas cortas (Short Answers).
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1º |
Was I at home yesterday?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren't.
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Were we at home yesterday?
Yes, you were.
No, you weren't.
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| 2º |
Are you at home yesterday?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn't.
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Were you at home yesterday?
Yes, we were.
No, we weren't.
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| 3º |
Was he at home yesterday?
Yes, he was.
No, he wasn't. |
Was she at home yesterday?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn't. |
Was it at home yesterday?
Yes, it was.
No, it wasn't.
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Were they at home yesterday?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren't.
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Además, observemos también el cuadro de respuestas cortas con el verbo to "BE" en tiempo pasado.
| Short Answers With The Verb To "BE" in Past |
Short Answers (+)
| (+) |
Subject Pronoun |
Verb To BE |
Yes,
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I |
was. |
| You |
were. |
| He |
was. |
| She |
| It |
| We |
were. |
| You |
| They |
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Short Answers (-)
| (-) |
Subject Pronoun |
Verb To BE |
+ |
NOT |
No,
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I |
wasn't. |
| You |
weren't. |
| He |
wasn't. |
| She |
| It |
| We |
weren't. |
| You |
| They |
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| Más Ejemplos Con El Verbo To "BE" En Tiempo Pasado (?) |
| Example 01 |
Example 02 |
Example 03 |
Was I at home last Sunday?
(¿Estuve en casa el domingo pasado?)
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Yes, you were. |
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No, you weren't. |
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Was she an actress?
(¿Fue actriz?)
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Yes, she was. |
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No, she wasn't. |
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Were you at school yesterday?
(¿Estuviste en la escuela ayer?)
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Yes, I was. |
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No, I wasn't. |
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| Example 04 |
Example 05 |
Example 06 |
Was it sunny yesterday?
(¿Estuvo soleado ayer?)
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Yes, it was. |
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No, it wasn't. |
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Was he a writer?
(¿Fue escritor?)
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Yes, he was. |
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No, he wasn't. |
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Were we in the park last Saturday?
(¿Estuvimos en el parque el sábado pasado?)
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Yes, you were. |
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No, you weren't. |
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| Example 07 |
Example 08 |
Example 09 |
Were they presidents of Peru?
(¿Fueron presidentes del Perú?)
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Yes, they were. |
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No, they weren't. |
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Were you at the cinema?
(¿Estuvieron uds. en el cine?)
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Yes, we were. |
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No, we weren't. |
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Were they in the zoo?
(¿Estuvieron en el zoológico?)
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Yes, they were. |
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No, they weren't. |
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| Estructura Gramatical Del Verbo To "BE" En Tiempo Pasado (?) |
Veamos la estructura gramatical del tiempo pasado del verbo to "BE" en forma interrogativa a partir de todos los pronombres personales de sujeto:
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Structure Of The Verb To "BE" (?) Past
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Verb To BE
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Subject
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Complement
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Was
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I
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in the museum yesterday?
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Were
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you
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Was
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he
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she
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it
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Were
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we
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you
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they
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Referencias Bibliográficas
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasado
http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blwas.htm
http://www.grammar.cl/Past/To_Be.htm
http://rinconingles.blogspot.com/2010/11/pasado-simple-del-verbo-to-be.html
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omverbs/verbtobe-past.htm
http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com/2006/02/lesson-6-verb-to-be-iii-past-tense.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
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