The document discusses the simple past tense of the verb "to be" in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the verb for each subject pronoun. The affirmative form uses "was" for I, he, she, it and "were" for all other subjects. The negative form uses "wasn't" and "weren't". Questions are formed by placing the verb before the subject. Examples are given to illustrate the different forms and uses.

1. Simple Past – Verb To Be
September 14th, 2011
Adapted from the website
http://pt.shvoong.com/humanities/linguistics/1870389-passado-verbo-past-tense/
AFFIRMATIVE FORM (FORMA AFIRMATIVA)
Use a forma was para I, he, she, it e were para as demais pessoas.
I was (eu era ,eu estava)
you were ( você era ,você estava)
he was (ele era ,ele estava)
she was (ela era, ela estava)
it was (ele(a) era, ele(a) estava)
we were (nós éramos, nós estávamos)
you were (vocês eram, vocês estavam )
they were (eles(as) eram ,eles(as) estavam)
.
NEGATIVE FORM
Usam-se as formas negativas wasn’t (was not) para I,he,she,it e weren’t( were not) para as
demais pessoas.
I wasn’t
you weren’t
he wasn’t
she wasn’t
it wasn’t
we weren’t
you weren’t
they weren’t
.
INTERROGATIVE FORM
As perguntas se formam com a anteposição do verbo to be ao sujeito.
was I …?
were you…?
was he…?
was she…?
was it…?
were we…?
were you…?
were they…?
.
EXEMPLOS
Where were you? (Onde você estava?)
Was she home?(Ela estava em casa?)
He wasn’t there. (Ele não estava lá.)
When I was a child, I was very naughty.(Quando eu era criança, eu era muito levado.)
You were happy. (Você estava feliz.)
Were you at the party? ( Você estava na festa? )
Yes, I was.(Sim, estava.)
No, I wasn’t. (Não, não estava)
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NOTE:
O passado de are é were e o passado de is é was.
O passado de am é was também.
Obs.:
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