Tarea 1º ESO 24/03 Laura

WAS / WERE

Objetivo: En esta unidad vamos a practicar cómo preguntar y dar

información acerca de situaciones o hechos ocurridos en el

pasado.

El Verbo Ser o Estar en el idioma Inglés se conoce como TO BE el cual se

conjuga en Presente Simple con las formas am – is – are y en Pasado Simple con

WAS y WERE (era, estaba, fui.).

A continuación te mostramos las tres formas de conjugarlo en Pasado Simple.

Como verbo SER

Como verbo ESTAR

affirmative	negative	interrogative	affirmative	negative	interrogative
I am yo era	I am not yo no era	Am I? ¿era yo?	I am yo estaba	I am not yo no estaba	Am I? ¿estaba  yo?
You are  tú eras	You aren’t tu no eras	Are you? ¿ eras tú?	You are  tú estabas	You aren’t tu no estabas	Are you? ¿ estabas tú?
He is él era	He is not  el no era	Is he? ¿ era él?	He is él estaba	He is not  el no estaba	Is he? ¿ estaba él?
She is ella era	She is not ella no era	Is she? ¿ era ella?	She is ella estaba	She is not ella no estaba	Is she? ¿ estaba ella?
It is ello era	It is not ello no era	Is it? ¿ era ello?	It is ello estaba	It is not ello no estaba	Is it? ¿ estaba ello?
We are nosotros eramos	We are not nosotros no eramos	Are we? ¿ eramos nosotros?	We are nosotros estabamos	We are not nosotros no estabamos	Are we? ¿ estabamos nosotros?
You are vosotros erais	You are not vosotros no erais	Are you? ¿ érais vosotros?	You are vosotros estabais	You are not vosotros no estabais	Are you? ¿ estabais vosotros?
They are ellos eran	They are not ellos no eran	Are they? ¿ eran ellos?	They are ellos estaban	They are not ellos no estaban	Are they? ¿ estaban ellos?

EJEMPLOS:

a) I was born in 1987. (Nací en 1987)

b) My father wasn’t at home yesterday. He was at work (Mi padre no estuvo en la

casa ayer. Estaba en el trabajo).

c) How old were you in 1993? (¿Qué edad tenías en 1993?)

NOTA: No se utiliza DID en negaciones ni preguntas con was / were.

Ahora, estás listo para hacer las siguientes actividades

1.    – Completa las oraciones con was/wasn’t o were/weren’t.

1.-Michael Jackson (1)___was___ a very popular artist. He (2)______ born in 1958.

2. - Last Saturday Carlos and Irma (3)________home. They (4) _______in the country

all weekend.

3. - I (5)_________worried because they (6)________lost.

4. – (7)_______ Valentin and Isabel at the party? No, they (8)_________

5. - For most people Pelé (9)_________one of the best soccer players in the world.

6.-What (10)______your favorite subject in high school? It (11)_________math.

2. - Completa el dialogo con was, were, wasn´t o weren’t

Dough: Where (1) _________ you last night, Martin? I called you but you (2)

_______ at home.

Martin: No, I (3) ______. Betty and I (4) ______ at a friend’s house. We had

dinner there and then watched TV.

Dough: Did you watch a film?

Martin: No, there (5) ______ a boxing match on Channel 7. It (6) ______ great,

but the girls (7) _______ upset!

Dough: They hate boxing, right?

Martin: Yes, and there (8) ________ another TV in the house.

3.-Completa el ejercicio con el pasado de los verbos en paréntesis, recuerda

que el pasado del verbo “to be” es was o were, dependiendo de la persona.

1.- How (be)___was___your weekend? Terrible! I (be)_________sick. I

(have)______temperature and sore throat.

2.-Last night I (go)_______to the movies. But I (enjoy)(neg.)________ the

film much, because it (be)________very violent.

3.-The dress (be) _______ really fine and It (cost) (neg.) _____________very much.

4. - Max’s parents (be)_______very proud because he (studied)___________very hard

and (pass)________ his examinations.

5. - ______you (go)______to Johannesburgo to the Soccer World Cup? Of course. It

(be)________wonderful!

Ejercicio 1. Completa las oraciones con was , wasn’t o were , weren’t

1. I________ in Canberra last Spring .

2.My brother and I _________ at school last Saturday. We _______ at the mall

3. Tina______ at home yesterday, she_______ at work.

4. You________ very busy on Friday, right?

5. Jessica and Kimberly_________ late for school yesterday.

6. My elementary school _________ really big .

7. He ________ in a hurry because there __________ a lot of traffic.

8. Last night you________ angry because your girlfriend__________ at home.

9. My father___________ at work yesterday because he___________ sick.

10. Trixi and Felix______my cats, they died 5 years ago.

Ejercicio 2. Complete con la pregunta correcta.

1.______________________________________?

He was born in 1916.

2.______________________________________?

It was sunny and hot.

3.______________________________________?

She was friendly and talkative.

4.______________________________________?

I was with my sister.

5.______________________________________?

They were at the beach last summer.

6.______________________________________?

The party was great, I was really happy.

7._____________________________________?

She was happy because it was her birthday.

8._____________________________________?

My best friend was Andy.

9._____________________________________?

Her birthday party was last summer.

10.____________________________________?

John Lennon was from Liverpool.

Ejercicio 3. Lee el siguiente parrafo acerca del científico Charles Darwin y

contesta las preguntas

Charles Darwin was born on February 12,

1809. He was a British naturalist who became

famous for his theories of evolution and natural

selection. In South America, Darwin found that

fossils of extinct animals were similar to

modern species. Many people were strongly

opposed to the idea of evolution because it

conflicted with their religious beliefs.

Throughout his life, Darwin was a reserved,

thorough, hard working scholar.

1.-Who was Charles Darwin?

2.-Where was he born?

3.-When was he born?

4.-Why was he famous for?

5.-Why were people opposed to his theories?

6.-What was he like?