Subject | To be | To have | To play |
I | was | had | played |
You | were | had | played |
He | was | had | played |
She | was | had | played |
It | was | had | played |
We | were | had | played |
You | were | had | played |
They | were | had | played |
Verb | Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
To be | I was tall | I was not tall I wasn´t tall | Was I tall? |
To have | You had a computer | You didn´t have a computer You hadn´t a computer | Did you have a computer? |
To play | He played tennis | He did not play tennis He didn´t play tennis | Did he play tennis? |
-Usos:
-Se utiliza para expresar una expresión que ya está terminada.
-Se utiliza cuando se quiere especificar el momento en el que ocurrió un hecho.
- Un ejemplo sería: I was tall, que español es: yo era alto.
-Past Continuous:
Verb | Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
To be | I was doing an exam | I was not doing an exam I wasn´t doing an exam | Was I doing an exam? |
To have | You were having a coke | You were not having a coke You weren’t having a coke | Were you having a coke? |
To pay | She was paying a book | She was not paying a book She wasn’t paying a book | Was she paying a book? |
To travel | They were travelling around the world | They were not travelling around the world They weren’t travelling around the world | Were they travelling around the world? |
-Usos:
- Se utiliza para expresar acciones en progreso en un determinado momento del pasado.
- Para hablar de alguna acción del pasado que se interrumpió por algún motivo.
- Un ejemplo sería: I was doing an exam, que en español sería: yo estaba haciendo un examen