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Past simple of to be: |
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Interrogative forms
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Short questions /short answers: |
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To make short questions put ''was'' or ''were'' before the
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Was I at the optician an hour ago?
Yes, I was |
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¿Estuve en el oculista hace una hora? |
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No, I wasn`t |
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Were you at the baker`s
yesterday?
Yes, you were |
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¿Estuviste en el panadero ayer? |
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No, you weren`t |
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Was he at school last Friday?
Yes, he was |
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¿Estuvo en la escuela el viernes pasado? |
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No, he wasn`t |
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Was she at the disco last
Saturday?
Yes, she was |
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¿Estuvo en la discoteca el sábado pasado? |
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No, she wasn't |
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Was it at the vet last week?
Yes, it was |
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¿Estuvo en el veterinario la semana pasada? |
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No, it wasn`t |
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Were we in Europe in 2001?
Yes, we were |
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¿Estuvimos en Europa en el año 2001? |
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No, we weren`t |
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Were they close
to Mars two hours ago?
Yes, they were |
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¿Estuvieron cerca de Marte hace dos horas? |
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No, they weren`t |
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Recuerda que el verbo ''to be''en presente puede significar
estar, ser o tener....por ende el pasado será: estaba, era, tenía etc. |
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Were you four in 1995? Yes, I was. |
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¿Tenías cuatro años en 1995? |
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No, I wasn`t |
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Was it a sunny day yesterday?
Yes, it was. |
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¿Fue un día soleado ayer? |
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No, it wasn`t |
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Was she |
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Were they |
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b) |
Wh questions with this tense. |
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Preguntas wh con este tiempo verbal. |
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What day was it yesterday?
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¿Qué día fue ayer? |
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It was Sunday. |
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Fue domingo. |
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Where was he last night?
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¿Dónde estuvo anoche? |
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He was at the pub. |
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Estuvo en el bar. |
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Who was your maths teacher in
2005? |
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¿Quién fue tu profesor de matemática en el año 2005? |
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My math teacher was Silvana. |
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My profesora de matemática fue Silvana. |
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When were you in Brazil?
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¿Cuándo estuviste en Brasil? |
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I was there two years ago. |
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Estuve allí hace dos años. |
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How old were you five years
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¿Cuántos años tenías hace cinco años? |
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I was six years old. |
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Tenía seis. |
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