Was/were?
O verbo "to be" corresponde no Português aos verbos "Ser" e "Estar". Ele é utilizado para descrever e identificar pessoas e objetos e nas expressões de tempo, de lugar e idade. No passado, ele se traduz como era, estava. Exemplos:
- She was here two minutes ago (ela estava aqui há dois minutos);
- John and Mary were in Canada last week (John e Mary estavam no Canadá semana passada).
Em verbos no passado frequentemente vêm acompanhados de locuções verbais ou advérbios de tempo, como "ago", "yesterday", "last week" etc.
Forma afirmativa:
I was - eu era/estava
You were - você era/estava
He was - ele era/estava
She was - ela era/estava
It was (animais, coisas, objetos) - ele/a era/estava
We were - nós éramos/estávamos
You were - vocês eram/estavam
They were - eles/as eram/estavam.
I was sad.
Negativa:
Was + not = wasn't (não era, não estava)
Were + not = weren't (não eram/éramos, não estavam/estávamos).
We weren't playing Football.
Interrogativa:
Was I/he/she/it?
Were we/you/they?
Was she listening to the music?
Interrogativa-negativa:
Was not (wasn't) I/he/she/it?
Were not (werwn't) we/you/they?
Weren't they among the people?
Postado por Alexandre Luiz Baioto Forte.
