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El passat de to be


Forma afirmativa

  I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were

He was twelve in August.
(Ell va fer els dotze anys a l'agost.)

They were here ten minutes ago.
(Ells estaven aquí fa deu minuts.)

 

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 was not/It wasn't
We were not/We weren't
You were not/You weren't
They were not/They weren't

 I wasn't naughty when I was little.
(Jo no era trapella quan era petit.)

You weren't at the disco yesterday.
(Tu no estaves a la disco ahir.)

Forma interrogativa
Per fer preguntes s'inverteix la posició del verb i el pronom.

 

Was I…?
Were you…?
Was he…?
Was she…?
Was it…?
Were we…?
Were you…?
Were they…?

 Were you in class this morning?
(¿Eres a la classe aquest matí?)

Was it raining last night?
(¿Estava plovent la nit passada?)

Respostes curtes

 

Yes, I was./No, I wasn't.
Yes, you were./No, you weren't.
Yes, he was…
  Was he a football player? Yes, he was.
(¿Era ell jugador de futbol? Sí, ho era.)