This document discusses the past tense of the verb "to be" in Spanish. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using the past tense of "to be" followed by a subject and object or complement. It also gives the contracted forms of "was not" and "were not" as well as examples of short affirmative and negative responses using the past tense of "to be".

2. Pasado Del Verbo To Be
El presente simple hace referencia al verbo to be en pasado, por lo que todas las
acciones que se presenten están en ese tiempo.
Sujeto Verbo objeto / complemento Español
I was a student. Era alumno.
You were happy. Eras feliz.
He was a musician. Fue músico.
She was in the car. Estaba en el coche.
It was a hot day. Era un día caluroso.
We were lucky. Tuvimos suerte
You were from Madrid.
Eran (ustedes) de
Madrid.
They were ours. Eran nuestros.
La estructura básica del negativo del verbo "to be" en pasado
Sujeto Verbo
objeto /
complemento
Español
I was not a student. No era alumno.
You were not happy. No eras feliz.
He was not a musician. No era músico.
She was not in the car. No estaba en el coche.
It was not a hot day. No era un día caluroso.
We were not lucky. No tuvimos suerte.
You were not from Madrid. No (eran) de Madrid.
They were not ours. No eran nuestros.
Nota: Forma contraida: "was not" = "wasn't", "were not" = "weren't".
La estructura básica del interrogativo del verbo "to be" en pasado
Verbo Sujeto
objeto /
complemento
Español
Was I a student? ¿Era alumno?
Were you happy? ¿Eras feliz?
Was he a musician? ¿Era músico?
Was she in the car? ¿Estaba en el coche?
Was it a hot day? ¿Era un día caluroso?
Were we lucky? ¿Tuvimos suerte?
Were you from Madrid? ¿Eran (ustedes) de Madrid?
Were they ours? ¿Eran nuestros?
Nota: Para hacer una oración interrogativa con el verbo "to be" en pasado simplemente se
intercambia el verbo "to be" con el sujeto.

3. La estructura básica de las respuestas cortas del verbo "to be" en pasado
Af. Neg.
Yes, I was. No, I was not. (wasn't)
Yes, you were. No, you were not. (weren't)
Yes, he was. No, he was not. (wasn't)
Yes, she was. No, she was not. (wasn't)
Yes, it was. No, it was not. (wasn't)
Yes, we were. No, we were not. (weren't)
Yes, you were. No, you were not. (weren't)
Yes, they were. No, they were not. (weren't)
Nota: No se contrae la forma afirmativa de las respuestas cortas.
Audio:
http://www.madridteacher.com/Grammar/pasado-simple.htm

4. Contracción