Simple Past (Passado simples)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA:
| Forma Sem Contração | Forma Contraída |
Tradução
|
I was
|
---x---
| Eu era/estava |
You were
|
---x---
| Você era/estava |
He was
|
---x---
| Ele era/estava |
She was
|
---x---
| Ela era/estava |
It was
|
---x---
| Ele,ela era/estava |
We were
|
---x---
| Nós éramos/estávamos |
You were
|
---x---
| Vocês eram/estavam |
They were
|
---x---
| Eles eram/estavam |
• I was in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).
• She was at home yesterday. (Ela estava em casa ontem).
• They were late for school. (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola).
NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração
|
Forma Contraída
|
Tradução
|
I was not
|
I wasn't
| Eu não era/estava |
You were not
|
You weren't
| Você não era/estava |
He was not
|
He wasn't
| Ele não era/estava |
She was not
|
She wasn't
| Ela não era/estava |
It was not
|
It wasn't
| Ele,ela não era/estava |
We were not
|
We weren't
| Nós não éramos/estávamos |
You were not
|
You weren't
| Vocês não eram/estavam |
They were not
|
They weren't
| Eles não eram/estavam |
• I was not in Rio de Janeiro last December. (Eu não estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado).
• She wasn’t at home yesterday. (Ela não estava em casa ontem).
• They were not late for school. (Eles não estavam atrasados para a escola).
INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA:
Forma Sem Contração
|
Forma Contraída
|
Tradução
|
was I?
|
---x---
| Eu era/estava? |
were you?
|
---x---
| Você era/estava? |
was he?
|
---x---
| Ele era/estava? |
was she?
|
---x---
| Ela era/estava? |
was it?
|
---x---
| Ele,ela era/estava? |
were we?
|
---x---
| Nós éramos/estávamos? |
were you?
|
---x---
| Vocês eram/estávamos? |
were they?
|
---x---
|
Eles eram/estavam?
|
• Was I in Rio de Janeiro last December? (Eu estava no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado?).
• Was she at home yesterday? (Ela estava em casa ontem?).
• Were they late for school? (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola?).
Short Answers (Respostas curtas)
| Forma Interrogativa | Short Answer: Sim | Short Answer: Não |
| Was I? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn’t. |
| Were you? | Yes, you were. | No, You weren’t. |
| Was he? | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn’t. |
| Was she? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn’t. |
| Was it? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn’t. |
| Were we? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren’t. |
| Were you? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. |
| Were they? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren’t. |
• Were you in Rio de Janeiro last December? Yes, I was. (Você esteve no Rio de Janeiro dezembro passado? Sim.).
• Was she at home yesterday? No, she wasn’t. (Ela estava em casa ontem? Não.).
• Were they late for school? Yes, they were. (Eles estavam atrasados para a escola? Sim.).
THERE TO BE (HAVER / EXISTIR)
Forma Afimativa
| Tradução | |
Singular
|
There was
|
Havia / Existia
|
Pluaral
|
There were
|
Havia / Existiam
|
Forma Negativa
| Forma Contraída | Tradução | |
Singular
|
There was not
|
Therewasn’t
|
Não havia /Não existia
|
Plural
|
There were
not |
There weren’t
|
Não havia /Não existiam
|
Forma Interrogativa
| Tradução | |
| Singular | Was there? | Havia? /Existia? |
| Pularal | Were there? | Havia? /Existiam? |
Forma Interrogativa
| Short Answer: Sim | Short Answer: Não | |
| Singular | Was there? |
Yes, there was.
|
No, there wasn’t
|
| Plural | Were there? |
Yes, there were.
|
No, there weren’t.
|
There was a bird on the tree. (Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore).
There were five birds on the tree. (Havia/ Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
There was not a bird on the tree. (Não havia/ existia um pássaro na árvore).
There weren’t five birds on the tree. (Não havia/existiam 5 pássaros na árvore).
Was there a bird on the tree? Yes, there was. (Havia/Existia um pássaro na árvore? Sim).
Were there five birds on the tree? No, there weren’t. (Havia/Existiam 5 pássaros na árvore?
Não).
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