AULA DE INGLES - VERB TO BE AND THERE TO BE (PAST)

VERB TO BE AND THERE TO BE (PAST)

Forma Afirmativa (Passado)
Forma Afirmativa Tradução

I was Eu era / estava
You were Tu eras / estavas
He was Ele era / estava
She was Ela era / estava
It was Ele/Ela era / estava
We were Nós éramos / estávamos
You were Vós éreis / estavam
They were Eles/Elas eram / estavam

Exemplos:

I was in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu
estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).
She was at home yesterday. (Ela estava em
casa ontem).
They were late for school. (Eles estavam atrasados
para a escola).

Forma Negativa (Passado)
Forma Negativa Forma Contraída Tradução
I was not I wasn’t Eu não era /estava
You were not You weren’t Tu não eras/ estavas
He was not He wasn’t Ele não era /estava
She was not She wasn’t Ela não era /estava
It was not It wasn’t Ele/Ela não era / estava
We were not We weren’t Nós não éramos / estávamos
You were not You weren’t Vós não éreis / estavam
They were not They weren’t Eles/Elas não eram /estavam

Exemplos:

I was not in Rio de Janeiro last December.
(Eu não estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).
She wasn’t at home yesterday. (Ela não estava
em casa ontem).
They were not late for school. (Eles não estavam
atrasados para a escola).

Forma Interrogativa (Passado)
Forma Interrogativa Tradução

Was I? Eu era /estava?
Were you? Tu eras / estavas?
Was he? Ele era / estava?
Was she? Ela era / estava?
Was it? Ele/Ela era / estava?
Were we? Nós éramos / estávamos?
Were you? Vós éreis / estavam?
Were they? Eles/Elas eram / estavam?

Exemplos:
Was I in Rio de Janeiro last December? (Eu
estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado?).
Was she at home yesterday? (Ela estava em casa ontem?).
Were they late for school? (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola?).

Short Answers (Respostas curtas)
Forma Interrogativa
Short Answer
Sim
Short Answer
Não

Was I? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Were you? Yes, you were. No, You weren’t.
Was he? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
Was she? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
Was it? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t.
Were we? Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.
Were you? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
Were they? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.

Exemplos:
Were you in Rio de Janeiro last December?
Yes, I was. (Você esteve no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado? Sim.).
Was she at home yesterday? No, she wasn’t.
(Ela estava em casa ontem? Não.).
Were they late for school? Yes, they were.
(Eles estavam atrasados para a escola? Sim.).

2. THERE TO BE (HAVER / EXISTIR)

Forma Afirmativa Tradução
Singular There was Havia / Existia
Plural There were Havia / Existiam
Forma Negativa Forma
Contraída
Tradução

Singular There was not There wasn’t Não havia /
Não existia Plural There were not There weren’t Não havia / Não existiam

Forma Interrogativa Tradução
Singular Was there? Havia? /Existia?
Plural Were there? Havia? /Existiam?

Forma Interrogativa Short Answer
- Sim
Short
Answer -
Não

Singular Was there? Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t
Plural Were there? Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.

Exemplos:
There was a bird on the tree. (Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore).
There were five birds on the tree. (Havia/ Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
There was not a bird on the tree. (Não havia/ existia um pássaro na árvore).
There weren’t five birds on the tree. (Não havia/existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
Was there a bird on the tree? Yes there was.
(Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore? Sim).
Were there five birds on the tree? No, there weren’t.
(Havia/Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore? Não).