Este tiempo indica una acción que se
estaba realizando.
El verbo principal de la oración lleva
“ing” (ando, endo); acompañado de un auxiliar que es el verbo to-be en pasado
was, were (estaba, estábamos, estaban).
I was (yo
estaba).
You were (tú estabas).
He was (él estaba).
She was (ella estaba).
It was (eso, esa estaba).
We were (nosotros/as
estábamos).
You were
(ustedes estaban).
They were
(ellos/as estaban).
Para una oración interrogativa
se utiliza la siguiente estructura:
To-be + sujeto
+ vb principal (ing) + complemento.
Ejem.
Was the cat
drinking its milk? (Estaba el gato tomando su leche?)
Yes, sujeto +
to-be – yes, the cat was.
No, sujeto +
to-be not – no, the cat wasn’t
Para una oración
negativa:
Sujeto + to-be
+ vb principal (ing) + complemento.
The cat was
drinking its milk.
The cat wasn’t
drinking its milk.
Was + not =
wasn’t
Were + not =
weren’t
Affirmative
(+) Negative (-)
I I
He was
popular. He wasn’t popular.
She She
It It
We We
You were popular. You weren’t popular.
Para respuestas cortas:
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.