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To Be and There To Be Simple Past

The document provides examples and explanations of using the verbs "to be" and "there to be" in simple past tense in English. It discusses: 1. The affirmative, negative, interrogative and short answer forms of "to be" in simple past, with examples like "I was", "she wasn't", "were they?" etc. 2. The affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of "there to be" in simple past for singular and plural subjects, with examples like "there was a bird" and "were there five birds?". 3. Exercises to practice using these verbs in the simple past correctly based on time expressions and subject number.

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To Be and There To Be Simple Past

The document provides examples and explanations of using the verbs "to be" and "there to be" in simple past tense in English. It discusses: 1. The affirmative, negative, interrogative and short answer forms of "to be" in simple past, with examples like "I was", "she wasn't", "were they?" etc. 2. The affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of "there to be" in simple past for singular and plural subjects, with examples like "there was a bird" and "were there five birds?". 3. Exercises to practice using these verbs in the simple past correctly based on time expressions and subject number.

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INGLÊS

LESSON 2 – THE VERBS: TO BE AND THERE


TO BE – SIMPLE PAST
(LIÇÃO 2 – OS VERBOS: TO BE E THERE TO BE
– PASSADO SIMPLES)
Exemplos:
1. TO BE (SER / ESTAR)
I was not in Rio de Janeiro last December.
Forma Afirmativa (Passado) (Eu não estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).
She wasn’t at home yesterday. (Ela não esta-
Forma Afirmativa Tradução va em casa ontem).
I was Eu era / estava They were not late for school. (Eles não es-
You were Tu eras / estavas tavam atrasados para a escola).
He was Ele era / estava Forma Interrogativa (Passado)
She was Ela era / estava Forma Interrogativa Tradução
It was Ele/Ela era / estava Was I? Eu era /estava?
We were Nós éramos / estávamos Were you? Tu eras / estavas?
You were Vós éreis / estavam Was he? Ele era / estava?
They were Eles/Elas eram / estavam Was she? Ela era / estava?
Was it? Ele/Ela era / estava?
Exemplos: Were we? Nós éramos / estávamos?
I was in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu Were you? Vós éreis / estavam?
estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado). Were they? Eles/Elas eram / estavam?
She was at home yesterday. (Ela estava em
casa ontem). Exemplos:
They were late for school. (Eles estavam a- Was I in Rio de Janeiro last December? (Eu
trasados para a escola). estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado?).
Forma Negativa (Passado) Was she at home yesterday? (Ela estava em
Forma Negativa Forma Contraída Tradução casa ontem?).
I was not I wasn’t Eu não era / Were they late for school? (Eles estavam a-
estava trasados para a escola?).
You were not You weren’t Tu não eras Short Answers (Respostas curtas)
/ estavas
He was not He wasn’t Ele não era / Forma Interro- Short Answer Short Answer
estava gativa Sim Não
She was not She wasn’t Ela não era / Was I? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
estava Were you? Yes, you were. No, You
It was not It wasn’t Ele/Ela não weren’t.
era / estava Was he? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
We were not We weren’t Nós não é- Was she? Yes, she was. No, she
ramos / es- wasn’t.
távamos Was it? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t.
You were not You weren’t Vós não é- Were we? Yes, we were. No, we
reis / esta- weren’t.
vam Were you? Yes, you were. No, you
They were not They weren’t Eles/Elas weren’t.
não eram / Were they? Yes, they were. No, they
estavam weren’t.

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INGLÊS

Exemplos: ESTUDO DIRIGIDO


Were you in Rio de Janeiro last December?
Yes, I was. (Você esteve no Rio de Janeiro dezembro 1 Qual é a forma do verbo to be no tempo do pas-
passado? Sim.). sado simples?
Was she at home yesterday? No, she wasn’t.
(Ela estava em casa ontem? Não.).
Were they late for school? Yes, they were. 2 Qual é a forma do verbo there to be no tempo do
(Eles estavam atrasados para a escola? Sim.). passado simples?

2. THERE TO BE (HAVER / EXISTIR)


EXERCÍCIOS RESOLVIDOS
Forma Afirmativa Tradução
Singular There was Havia / Existia 1 Complete as frases a seguir com o tempo ade-
Plural There were Havia / Existiam quado do verbo to be.
I – Today _______________ Saturday.
Forma Negativa Forma Tradução II – Yesterday _____________ Friday.
Contraída a) is – were.
Singular There was not There Não havia / b) are – is.
wasn’t Não existia c) were – is.
Plural There were There we- Não havia / d) is – was.
not ren’t Não existi- Resolução: De acordo com as expressões de
am tempo (today e yesterday), saberemos se o verbo to
be deve ser usado no presente ou no passado. Today
Forma Interrogativa Tradução significa hoje, então a primeira frase deve ser com-
Singular Was there? Havia? /Existia? pletada com o verbo to be no presente. O verbo to be
Plural Were there? Havia? /Existiam? no presente que acompanha Today é is. Yesterday
significa ontem, então a segunda frase deve ser com-
Forma Interrogativa Short Ans- Short pletada com o verbo to be no passado. O verbo to be
wer - Sim Answer - no passado que acompanha Yesterday é was. Assim,
Não a resposta correta é a letra d.
Singular Was there? Yes, there No, there
was. wasn’t 2 Marque a alternativa cuja frase esteja sendo usa-
Plural Were there? Yes, there No, there do corretamente o verbo there to be no passado.
were. weren’t. a) There were a great show downtown last week.
b) There was only twelve students here yesterday.
Exemplos: c) There were a good film on TV last night.
There was a bird on the tree. (Havia/Existia d) There were many children in the kitchen.
um pássaro na árvore). Resolução: O verbo there to be no passado
There were five birds on the tree. (Havi- possui duas formas: There was para singular e The-
a/Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore). re were para o plural. Então deve-se fazer a concor-
There was not a bird on the tree. (Não havi- dância entre o verbo e o substantivo da frase. O
a/existia um pássaro na árvore). substantivo da primeira frase é show (singular) então
There weren’t five birds on the tree. (Não o verbo a ser usado é There was. O substantivo da
havia/existiam 5 pássaros na árvore). segunda frase é students (plural) então o verbo a ser
Was there a bird on the tree? Yes there was. usado é There were. O substantivo da terceira frase é
(Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore? Sim). film (singular), então o verbo a ser usado é There
Were there five birds on the tree? No, there was. E o substantivo da última frase é children (plu-
weren’t. (Havia/Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore? ral) então o verbo a ser usado é There were. Respos-
Não). ta correta letra d.

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