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Was and were: the past of be
I / he / she / it was, you / we / they were.
Use was / were for past states: I was at home yesterday.
Negative: wasn't, weren't. Question: Were you there?
Other verbs use -ed or an irregular form in the past: worked, went.
Pattern: subject + was / were + ...
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Examples
- It was a good day.
Spanish: Fue un buen día.
Portuguese: Foi um bom dia.
Chinese: 那天很好。 - They were happy.
Spanish: Estaban contentos.
Portuguese: Eles estavam felizes.
Chinese: 他们很开心。
In real sentences
- What was that?
Spanish: ¿Qué fue eso?
Portuguese: O que foi aquilo?
Tatoeba: CK - I was 13 in 2003.
Spanish: Yo tenía 13 años en 2003.
Portuguese: Eu tinha 13 anos em 2003.
Tatoeba: CK - He is not what he was.
Spanish: Él no es lo que antes era.
Portuguese: Ele não é o que costumava ser.
Chinese: 他再不是以前的他了。
Tatoeba: CK - I know it was you.
Spanish: Sé que fuiste tú.
Portuguese: Eu sei que foi você.
Tatoeba: Hybrid - It was like that.
Spanish: Era así.
Portuguese: Foi assim.
Tatoeba: CM - I was right.
Spanish: Yo tenía razón.
Portuguese: Eu estava certo.
Tatoeba: CK
Was y were: el pasado de to be (Spanish)
Was / were = era, estaba, fue. I was tired (estaba cansado).
Was / were cubre era, estaba y fue: It was cold (hacía frío), I was at home (estaba en casa).
Negación: wasn't, weren't. Pregunta: Were you there?
Los demás verbos usan -ed o forma irregular: worked, went.
Was e were: o passado de to be (Portuguese)
Was / were = era, estava, foi. I was tired (estava cansado).
Was / were cobre era, estava e foi: It was cold (estava frio), I was at home (estava em casa).
Negação: wasn't, weren't. Pergunta: Were you there?
Os outros verbos usam -ed ou forma irregular: worked, went.
was 和 were：be 的过去式 (Chinese)
I/he/she/it 用 was，you/we/they 用 were。
中文用“昨天”等时间词表示过去，英语动词本身要变：I was at home yesterday.
否定 wasn't, weren't；疑问 Were you there?
其他动词过去式加 -ed 或不规则变化：worked, went。
Before this lesson
This unlocks after: A1 Actions 1, To be: am, is, are.