El
verbo to be es
un verbo irregular, por lo que al conjugarlo en tiempos verbales como el
presente simple o el pasado simple no seguirá las normas. Tiene sus propias
formas verbales.
WAS primera persona del singular he, she,it
WERE se emplea para las
demás personas (you, we, they).
Conjugación
del verbo “to be” en pasado simple
AFIRMATIVO
I was
We / You / They were
He / She / it was
NEGATIVO
I was not
We / You / They were not
He / She / it was not
También
podemos usar la forma abreviada:
I wasn’t
We / You / They weren’t
He /
She / It wasn’t
Como
vemos, el verbo to be en
pasado simple no utiliza el auxiliar didn’t o did not para negar, si no que tiene su propia
forma: wasn’t o was not y weren’t o were not.
INTERROGATIVO
Was I…?
Respuesta
afirmativa: Yes, I was
Respuesta negativa: No, I was not
No, I wasn’t
Were we / you / they…?
Were we / you / they…?
Respuesta
afirmativa: Yes, we/ you/ they were
Respuesta negativa: No,
we/ you/ they were not
No, we/
you/ they weren’t
Was he
/ she / it…?
Respuesta
afirmativa: Yes, he / she / it was
Respuesta negativa: No, he / she / it was not
No, he / she / it wasn’t