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Sujeto + Was / Were + Verbo -Ing + el resto de la oracion.
Para formular oraciones Afirmativas en este Tiempo Verbal se utiliza el pasado del Verbo "To Be" (Was - Were).
Si el Sujeto de la oracion es
He - She - It - I
se usa "Was".
Si el Sujeto de la oracion es
You - We - They
se usa "Were".
Luego del Verbo "To Be" en pasado, se escribe el Verbo principal con la terminacion -Ing, para identificar que la accion estaba en progreso.
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Examples
Kevin was having a shower when the phone rang.
(Kevin estaba tomando una ducha cuando el telefono sono).
The teacher was writing on the board.
(La maestra estaba escribiendo en la pizarra).
They were playing football when it started raining.
(Ellos estaban jugando al futbol cuando empezo a llover).
I was driving home when "I" saw an "Ufo".
(Yo estaba manejando a casa cuando vi un ovni).
Sujeto + Wasn't / Weren't + Verbo -Ing + el resto de la oracion.
En las oraciones Negativas, se niega el Verbo "To Be", es decir
Was Not (Wasn't).
or
Were Not (Weren't).
Al Verbo principal de la oracion siempre se le agrega -Ing al final.
Was / Were + Sujeto + Verbo -Ing + el resto de la oracion…?
En Interrogativo, el Verbo "To Be" se escribe antes del Sujeto.
Al verbo principal de la oracion siempre se le agrega -Ing al final.
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Lucy _ _ _ _ _ when she fell down.
were having a shower
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was having a shower
Well done!
was have a shower
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The dog ran away when it saw you _ _ _ _ _ home.
were arriving
Good!
were arrived
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was arriving
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_ _ _ _ _ when the team appeared?
Was it rains
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Were it raining
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Was it raining
You did it!
I _ _ _ _ _ when I said it was wrong!
hadn't kidding
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was not kidding
Great!
did kidding
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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?
He was sleep yesterday.
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He was sleeping yesterday.
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He were sleeping yestreday.
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The verb TO BE is always conjugated in Simple Past.
True
You did it!
False
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We have to take into account the Regular or Irregular form of the main verb.
True
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False
That´s it!
The main verb always finishes with –ING.
True
Correct answer!
False
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In the negative form, we use WASN'T or WEREN'T.
True
Well done!
False
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I _ _ _ _ _ running in the morning.
was
Good!
were
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where
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They _ _ _ _ _ eating a hamburger.
was
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where
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were
Great!
My sister _ _ _ _ _ dinner when the phone rang.
cooking
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was cooking
Cool!
were cooking
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I _ _ _ _ _ football when he arrived.
were playing
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was play
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was playing
You did it!
While you _ _ _ _ _ , she entered the room.
weren't seeing
That´s it!
was seeing
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saw
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_ _ _ _ _ she sleeping?
Did
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Was
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Were
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