Estructura gramatical del pasado del  Verbo To-Be

*Affirmative:

Subject + Be + complement.

- I was very happy

- They were in the party.

*Negativa:

Subjetc + Be +  Not  + complemento.

- I was not very happy.

- They were not in the party.

*Interrogativa:

Be + Subjetc + Complemento+ ?

- Was I very happy?

- Were they in the party?

Pronoun              Be Affirmative              Be Negative

I/ He/She/it                           Was                        Was not (wasn´t)

We/ You/They                      Were                     Were not (weren´t)

Pasado del verbo To-Be

El presente simple hace referencia al verbo To-Be en pasado, por lo que todas las acciones que se presentan están en ese tiempo.

-La estructura básica de la afirmativa del verbo To-Be en pasado.

Sujeto	Verbo	Objeto/complemento	Español
I	was	A student	Era alumno
You	Were	Happy	Era feliz
He	Was	A musican	Fue músico
She	Was	In the car	Estaba en el coche
It	Was	A not day	Era un dia caluroso
We	Were	Lucky	Tuvimos suerte
You	Were	Form Madrid	Eran(ustedes) de Madrid
They	were	ours	Eran nuestros

-La estructura básica del negativo del verbo To-Be.

Sujeto	Verbo	Objeto/complemento	Español
I	Was not	A student	No era alumno
You	Were not	Happy	No era feliz
He	Was not	A musican	No era músico
She	Was not	In the car	No estaba en el coche
It	Was not	A hot day	No era un dia caluroso
We	Were not	Lucky	No tuvimos suerte
You	Were not	Form Madrid	No (eran) de Madrid
They	Were not	ours	No eran nuestros

-                                                           - La estructura básica de la interrogativa del verbo To-Be en pasado.

Verbo	Sujeto	Objeto/complemento	Español
Was	I	A student?	¿Era alumno?
Was	You	Happy?	¿Era feliz?
Was	He	A musican?	¿Era músico?
Was	She	In the car?	¿Estaba en el coche?
Was	It	A hot day?	¿Era un dia caluroso?
Were	We	Lucky?	¿Tuvimos suerte?
Were	You	From Madrid?	¿Eran(ustedes) de Madrid?
were	They	Ours?	¿Eran maestros?

Nota: para hacer una oraciob interrogativa con el verbo To-Be en pasado simplemente se intercambia el verbo To-Be con el sujeto.

Ejemplos de pasados del verbo To-Be

*Affirmative:

I was at home

We were tired

They were upset

It was dead

It was very cold

She was beatfal l dressed

He was there

You were extremely happy

I was alone

She was a model

*Negativa:

I was not at home

We were not tired

They were not upset

It was not dead

It was not very cold

She was not beautfall dressed

He was not there

You were not extremely happy

I was not alone

She was not a model

*Interrogativa:

Was I at home?

Were we tired?

Were they upset?

Was it dead?

Was it very cold?

Was she beautiful dressed?

Was he there?

Were you extremely happy?

Was I alone?

Was she a model?

Estructura del pasado simple

Afirmativa.

Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complemento

I                Walk                         two miles

They        played                          soccer

We             ate                            hamburger

Negativa.

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar en pasado + verbo en presente + complemento

I                         didn´t                               walk                   two miles

They                 didn’t                                 play                    soccer

We                   didn´t                                  eat                      hamburger

Interrogativa.

Auxiliar + sujeto + verbo en presente + complemento + ?
Did               I                    walk                   two miles?

Did              they              play                   soccer?

Did              we                eat                     hamburger?

Ejercicios del pasado simple.

1. They Worked (work) all day and only slept (sleep) three hours a night.

2. Julio felt (feel) bad so he called (call) the doctor.
3. The doctor said (say) to get rest. He also wrote (write) a prescription.
4. Tanwas(be) strong because he exercised(exercise) a lot last year.
5. Maria went(go) to the gym every two days during the winter months.
6. Ana and Gilbertorode (ride) bicycles every day this last summer.
7. I read (read) that it is good to eat three balanced meals a week.
8. Wewere (be) surprised that shehad (have) a heart attack.
9. Sheran(run) every morning andrested (rest) every afternoon.
10. The doctortalked (talk) to her about her health.

Ejercicios del pasado simple.

*Afirmativa:

(drive) my brother     droveto the hospital.

(wake) you   woke up at 7:00.

(go) you   wentto the doctor at noon.

(buy) you parents boughtyou same aspirin.

(come) they  cameto visit you.

(do) Teresa  did some exercise.

(eat) she ate a healthy breakfast.

(sleep) Dan slept  eight hours last night.

(take) he took some vitamins.

(get) I   got  sick yesterday.

(say) my sister said   she was sick too.

(drink) we drank   a lot of orange juice.

*Negativa

My brother didn´t drive to the hospital.

You didn´t wake up at 7:00.

You didn´t go to the doctor at noon.

You parents didn´t buy you same aspirin.

They didn´t come to visit you.

Teresa didn´t do some exercise.

She didn’t eat a healthy breakfast.

Dan didn´t sleep eight hours last night.

He didn´t take some vitamins.

I didn´t get sick yesterday.

My sister didn´t say she was sick too.

We didn´t drink a lot of orange juice.

*Interrogativa

 Did my brother drive to the hospital?

Did you wake up at 7:00?

Did you go to the doctor at noon?

Did you parents buy you same aspirin?

Did they come to visit you?

Did Teresa do some exercise?

Did she eat a healthy breakfast?

Did Dan sleep eight hours last night?

Did He take some vitamins?

Did I get sick yesterday?

Did my sister say she was sick too?

Did we drink a lot of orange juice?

USED TO

 (solía- Estar acostumbrado a)

*Affirmative:

Subject + used to + verb + complement.

    I           used to    work    in a hospital.

 You         used to    play       soccer.

*Negativa:

Subject + didn´t + use to + verb + complement.

     I          didn´t    use to    work       in a hospital.

   You       didn´t   use to     play           soccer.

*Interrogativa:

Did + subject + use to + verb + complement +?

Did         I           use to  work     in a hospital?

Did       you        use to    play      soccer?