We use it

Para describir una accion que estaba en Progreso en el Pasado.

Es muy comun encontrar este Tiempo Verbal acompañado de una accion en "Pasado Simple" para expresar que mientras una accion estaba en progreso (Pasado Progresivo) tuvo lugar otro acontecimiento (Pasado Simple).

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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.

  • 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.

  • Examples

    My brother wasn't studying when I came home.

    (Mi hermano no estaba estudiando cuando llegue a casa).

    We weren't talking, Miss Taylor.

    (Nosotros no estabamos hablando, señorita Taylor).

    I wasn't running when he saw me.

    (Yo no estaba corriendo cuando el me vio).

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.

  • Examples

    Were you listening Matt?

    (Estabas escuchando Matt?).

    Was she watching tv?

    (Estaba ella mirando tv?).

    Was he wearing shorts when you saw him?

    (Estaba el usando pantalones cortos cuando lo viste?).

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Lucy _ _ _ _ _ when she fell down.

were having a shower

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was having a shower

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was have a shower

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The dog ran away when it saw you _ _ _ _ _ home.

were arriving

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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

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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

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False

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In the negative form, we use WASN'T or WEREN'T.

True

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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

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My sister _ _ _ _ _ dinner when the phone rang.

cooking

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was cooking

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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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