A1 — Lesson 97: Past of “to be” — was / were

Unidad 8: Pasado simple. En esta lección trabajas el verbo ser/estar en pasado: was / were en oraciones afirmativas, negativas y preguntas cortas.

1️⃣ Explicación — verbo to be en pasado

En pasado, am / is → was y are → were. Es el mismo verbo “ser/estar”.

PersonaAfirmativoNegativoPregunta corta
II wasI wasn’t Was I…?
He / She / ItHe/She/It wasHe/She/It wasn’t Was he…?
YouYou wereYou weren’t Were you…?
We / TheyWe/They wereWe/They weren’t Were they…?
Afirmativo
• I was at home yesterday. (Yo estuve / estaba en casa ayer.)
• They were happy. (Ellos estaban contentos.)

Negativo
• She wasn’t at school. (Ella no estuvo en la escuela.)
• We weren’t late. (Nosotros no llegamos tarde.)

Preguntas + respuestas cortas
• Were you tired yesterday? — Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
• Was the movie good? — Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.

2️⃣ Grammar — elige was / were / formas negativas

Completa con la forma correcta del verbo to be en pasado. Nivel A1, pero muy importante para las siguientes lecciones (irregulares, historias, etc.).

1) I ____ at the supermarket yesterday.

2) They ____ in the park last Sunday.

3) She ____ at home, she was at the cinema.

4) We ____ tired after the exam.

5) ____ you at the party last night?

6) It ____ very cold yesterday.

7) We ____ in class; we were at home.

8) Where ____ your brother yesterday?

3️⃣ Reading — Yesterday at the park

Lee la mini-historia. Todas las frases usan was / were. Luego responde las preguntas de comprensión.

Yesterday it was sunny and warm, so my family and I were at the park. My parents were on a bench under a big tree, and my sister and I were near the lake. There were many people in the park: some children were on the swings and others were on the grass with their dogs. At one o’clock, it was time for lunch. Our sandwiches and juice were in a blue bag. We were very happy because the day was relaxing and beautiful.
it was sunny we were at the park there were many people we were happy
1) How was the weather yesterday?

2) Where were the parents?

3) Where were the sandwiches and juice?

4) How did the family feel at the end?

4️⃣ Writing / Speaking — Yesterday you were…

Escribe 4–6 oraciones sobre ayer usando was / were. Luego puedes leerlas en voz alta o grabarte.

Ejemplo:

• Yesterday I was at school in the morning.
• My friends were very tired.
• The weather was hot, but our classroom was cold.
• In the evening we were at home.

Tip: usa marcadores de tiempo simples: yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, last night. En las lecciones siguientes (103, 104, 105) vamos a ampliar esto.

📊 Progreso en la Unidad 8 (pasado simple)

El círculo de abajo muestra el promedio de esta lección (Grammar + Reading). En las siguientes lecciones se sumarán pasados regulares, irregulares y narraciones (fin de semana, viaje, etc.).

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