⏳ Gramática esencial

Verbo To Be en pasado: Was y Were

Aprende cómo usar was y were para hablar del pasado en inglés, con ejemplos, negaciones, preguntas y práctica interactiva.

💡 Was y were son las formas del verbo To Be en pasado. Significan era, estaba, fui o estuve, según el contexto.

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✨ ¿Qué significa Was y Were?

Usamos was y were para hablar de estados, lugares, profesiones, emociones o características en el pasado.

Fórmula afirmativa Sujeto + was / were + complemento

🧩 Tabla de Was y Were

La forma cambia dependiendo del sujeto.

Sujeto	Pasado de To Be	Ejemplo	Español
I	was	I was tired.	Yo estaba cansado/a.
You	were	You were happy.	Tú estabas feliz.
He	was	He was at home.	Él estaba en casa.
She	was	She was a teacher.	Ella era profesora.
It	was	It was easy.	Fue fácil.
We	were	We were busy.	Nosotros estábamos ocupados.
They	were	They were students.	Ellos eran estudiantes.

✅ Forma afirmativa con Was / Were

🙋 I was

Se usa con I.

I was sick yesterday. = Yo estaba enfermo/a ayer.

👋 You were

Se usa con you.

You were right. = Tú tenías razón.

👨 He was

Se usa con he.

He was at work. = Él estaba en el trabajo.

👩 She was

Se usa con she.

She was happy. = Ella estaba feliz.

👥 We were

Se usa con we.

We were friends. = Nosotros éramos amigos.

📚 They were

Se usa con they.

They were here. = Ellos estaban aquí.

🚫 Forma negativa con Was / Were

Para negar en pasado, agregamos not después de was o were.

Fórmula negativa Sujeto + was / were + not + complemento

Forma larga	Contracción	Español
I was not tired.	I wasn't tired.	Yo no estaba cansado/a.
He was not here.	He wasn't here.	Él no estaba aquí.
She was not ready.	She wasn't ready.	Ella no estaba lista.
We were not late.	We weren't late.	No llegamos tarde.
They were not students.	They weren't students.	Ellos no eran estudiantes.

❓ Preguntas con Was / Were

Para hacer preguntas, ponemos was o were antes del sujeto.

Fórmula interrogativa Was / Were + sujeto + complemento?

Pregunta	Respuesta corta	Español
Were you busy?	Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.	¿Estabas ocupado/a?
Was he at home?	Yes, he was. / No, he wasn't.	¿Él estaba en casa?
Was she happy?	Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.	¿Ella estaba feliz?
Was it expensive?	Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't.	¿Fue caro?
Were they here?	Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.	¿Ellos estaban aquí?

🎯 Cuándo usar Was / Were

😊 Estado pasado

I was tired.
Yo estaba cansado/a.

📍 Lugar pasado

She was at school.
Ella estaba en la escuela.

💼 Profesión pasada

He was a doctor.
Él era doctor.

👥 Personas

They were friends.
Ellos eran amigos.

📌 Característica

It was important.
Fue importante.

⏰ Tiempo pasado

We were late.
Llegamos tarde.

⚠️ Errores comunes

Incorrecto	Correcto	Explicación
I were tired.	I was tired.	Con I usamos was.
They was here.	They were here.	Con they usamos were.
She did not was ready.	She was not ready.	No usamos did not con was/were.
Was you busy?	Were you busy?	Con you usamos were.

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Verbo To Be en inglés explicado paso a paso

Mira la clase para reforzar el verbo To Be. Luego practica aquí la parte del pasado con was y were.

📝 Mini examen interactivo

Completa con was o were, o escribe la frase correcta en inglés.

1. I ___ tired yesterday.

2. They ___ at school.

3. She ___ happy.

4. We ___ busy last night.

5. It ___ very cold.

6. Traduce: Yo estaba en casa.

7. Traduce: Ellos no estaban aquí.

8. Traduce: ¿Estabas ocupado/a?

9. Selecciona la respuesta correcta: You ___ late.

was were

10. Selecciona la respuesta correcta: He ___ at work.

was were

💡 Recuerda: was se usa con I, he, she, it. Were se usa con you, we, they.

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Verbo to be en pasado was/were en inglés

Verbo To Be en pasado: Was y Were

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✨ ¿Qué significa Was y Were?

🧩 Tabla de Was y Were