Be past - Teoría

STATEMENTS

AFIRMATIVE

Forma: [SUJETO + WAS/WERE + RESTO]
I/She/He/It was in the garden.
You/We/They were late.

NEGATIVE

Forma: [SUJETO + WAS/WERE + NOT + RESTO]
                       WASN'T/WEREN'T
I/She/He/It was not happy.
I/She/He/It wasn't there.
You/We/They were not late.
You/We/They weren't on time.

QUESTIONS

YES/NO QUESTIONS

Forma: [WAS/WERE + SUJETO + RESTO DE LA FRASE]
       WASN'T/WEREN'T
Were they outside?
Wasn't he your friend?

NOTA: solo se usan las contracciones en preguntas negativas.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

[YES, SUJETO + WAS/WERE]
Yes, I was.
[NO, SUJETO + WAS/WERE + NOT]
No, they were not/weren't.

WH-QUESTIONS

Forma: Preguntas acerca del SUJETO
[WHO/WHAT + BE PASADO + RESTO]
Who was outside?

Preguntas acerca del RESTO DE LA FRASE:
[PALABRA WH- + PASADO DE BE + SUJETO + RESTO]
Where were you?
When was he here?