GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR NOTES 1

Verb "to BE" and verb "to HAVE GOT"

GRAMMAR NOTES -------  UNIT 5

Verb "to BE" ------------   Simple Past Tense (Tiempo Pasado Simple)

a) Affirmative Form:

                       I was  (Yo era, estaba)                                                    We were
                      You were (Tú eras, estabas)                               Plural    You were
    Singular      He was (Él era, estaba)                                                   They were
                       She was (Ella era, estaba)                                       
                       It was (él era, estaba:animales y cosas)

b) Negative Form.

La forma negativa se hace añadiendo a la forma afirmativa la  negación "not" siguiendo el ejemplo:

           Was + not =  WASN'T                            Were + not = WEREN'T

Examples:
                * I wasn't at the cinema yesterday.
                * They weren't playing football last Sunday.

c) Interrogative Form:

La forma interrogativa  sigue el modelo que aparece a continuación:

                                      Was/Were +  Sujeto + El resto de la frase....

Examples:
                      * Were you at home last Saturday?           Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
                      * Was she playing the piano yesterday?     Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
                      * Were they with you yesterday morning?  Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.