The document discusses the simple past conjugations of the verb "to be" in Portuguese. It states that "was" is used for the first person singular (I) and third person singular (he/she/it), while "were" is used for second person singular and plural (you), and first person plural (we), and third person plural (they). Examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences are provided to illustrate usage.

1. THE VERB TO BE
SIMPLE PAST

2. O verbo to be, no passado,
utiliza 2
conjugações: was e were.
-O was é usado para a primeira e
terceira pessoas do singular (I,
he/she/it).
-O were é usado para you, we,
they.

3. FORMA AFIRMATIVA
I -------------WAS
YOU--------WERE
HE-----------WAS
SHE---------WAS
IT -----------WAS
WE----------WERE
YOU---------WERE
THEY--------WERE

4. Exemples:
1-She was sick last week.
2-Gary and Lucy were here to see
you.
3-It was a great show.

5. FORMA NEGATIVA
I WAS NOT / I WASN’T
YOU WERE NOT / YOU WEREN’T
HE WAS NOT / HE WASN’T
SHE WAS NOT / SHE WASN’T
IT WASNOT / IT WASN’T
WE WERE NOT / WE WEREN’T
YOU WERE NOT / YOU WEREN’T
THEY WERE NOT/ THEY WEREN’T

6. Exemples:
1-I was not your teacher last year.
2-They weren’t with us on vacation.
3-Joseph wasn’t a child in 1995.

7. FORMA INTERROGATIVA
Was I …?
Were you…?
Was he…?
Was she…?
Was it…?
Were we…?
Were you…?
Were they…?

8. Exemples:
1- Were George and Paul good
friends?
2-Was he a good student?
3-Were you abroad with Mark?