1. I was in Spain / Estuve en España

María ya ha terminado sus exámenes y tras una visita a su familia en España durante un fin de semana, ha regresado a Londres. Paul y María han quedado para tomar algo en un pub:

PAUL: It is really nice to see you again! What did you do last weekend?

MARÍA: I was in Spain. I visited my family, I ate lots of Spanish food, went out with my friends and danced a lot!

PAUL: That sounds great! Did you have fun?

MARÍA: Oh yes! It was great and my parents were very happy to see me and I bought a new bike! I often miss my country and it was very nice to go back for a weekend.

PAUL: What about your exams? How did it go?

MARÍA: Fine, I think. I did quite well in most of them, although there was a very difficult one and I didn't know the answer to all the questions.

PAUL: Don't worry! I am sure you will be fine!

Elaboración propia

Presta atención al diálogo entre María y Paul. Vamos a aprender algo nuevo. Como ves María le está contando a Paul cosas que ya han sucedido, son por lo tanto cosas que han sucedido en el pasado. Fíjate cómo se expresa el pasado del verbo ser o estar (to be), es decir, cuando queremos decir por ejemplo:“yo estuve en España”.

Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I was: yo era o estaba I wasn´t
Was I?
You were: tú eras o estabas you weren´t
Were you?
He was: Él era o estaba he wasn´t
Was he?
She was: Ella era o estaba she wasn´t
Was she?
It was: (ello) era o estaba it wasn´t
Was it?
We were: nosotros éramos o estábamos we weren´t
Were we?
You were: vosotros erais o estabais you weren´t
Were you?
They were: ellos eran o estaban they werent Were they?

 

Expresiones temporales para el pasado

Yesterday: ayer

Last week: la semana pasada

Last year: el año pasado

Last month, last Monday, last winter...

A week ago: hace una semana

A year ago: hace un año

Two weeks ago, three months ago...

 

 

 

Actividad

Recuerda que el pasado del verbo to be es muy fácil, sólo tienes que aprenderte dos formas:

WAS y WERE

Para formar el negativo añadimos not:

WAS NOT – wasn't

WERE NOT – weren't

Para hacer preguntas cambiamos el orden:

WAS I?

WERE YOU?

 


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Pre-conocimiento

¿Sabías que desde Londres se puede viajar hacia Francia y España sin ir en avión o barco? Pues sí, existe un túnel que se ha construido por debajo del mar en el canal de la Mancha y por el que circula el tren Eurostar.

AV - Actividad de Espacios en Blanco
Rellena los huecos con la forma correcta (was, were, wasn't, weren't):

1.- I in Spain last week.

2.- They (not) at home yesterday.

3.- he at the police station?

4.- You ill last Monday.

5.- He (not) in Madrid.

6.- she a nurse?

  

Actividad de Lectura

Transforma estas frases escribiéndolas en pasado:

1.- She is beautiful.

2.- They aren't in the supermarket.

3.- You are tall.

4.- Are we in Germany?

5.- He is in the office.