¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "was" y "were"?
Hoy aprenderemos a usar "was" y "were".
Comencemos con la conjugación, utilizaremos WAS para las personas singulares: I, HE, SHE e IT.
Y usaremos WERE para los plurales: WE, THEY, YOU.
Te dejo una tabla acá abajo:
Pronoun | Present | PAST |
I | Am | Was |
HE/SHE/IT | Is | Was |
We | Are | Were |
They | Are | Were |
You | Are | Were |
¿Cuándo uso "WAS" y "WERE"?
Cuando hablamos de:
Emociones.
Estados de ánimo.
Adjetivos.
Títulos de parentesco.
Formas de ser.
Lugares.
En un punto específico del pasado.
Nota: SÓLO usamos un verbo "to be" junto a otro verbo cuando es un tiempo progresivo.
Estructuras.
Affirmative: ☻ + WAS/WERE + ... (complement)
She WAS always really happy <- adjective
Ella siempre ESTABA feliz <- adjetivo
I failed my exam so I WAS sad <- emotion
Reprobé mi examen así que ESTABA triste <- emoción
Matthew WAS an excelent pianist at age 4. Adjective
Mateo ERA un pianista excelente a los 4 años <- adjetivo
That man WAS my father <- state of being
Ese hombre ERA mi papá <- título de parentesco
Negative: ☻ + WAS/WERE + NOT + ... (complement)
She WAS NOT my sister, WAS my cousin.
Ella no ERA mi hermana, ERA mi prima.
We WERE NOT at home.
No ESTÁBAMOS en casa.
Question: WAS/WEREC + ☻ + ... (complement) ?
WERE you at home? <- place
¿ESTABAS en casa? <- lugar
WAS Matthew tall? <- adjective
¿Mateo ERA alto? <- adjetivo
WERE you hungry? <-mood
¿ESTABAS hambriento? <-emoción
Ahora sabes la diferencia entre "WAS", "WERE" y cómo usarlos ♥
Te dejo unos ejercicios abajo:
Yesterday I went to the cinema, the movie WAS / WERE horrible!
When we WAS / WERE children, we couldn´t talk properly.
I remember my prom dress, it WAS / WERE red and shiny.
They WAS / WERE friends for many years.
Yesterday morning WAS NOT / WERE NOT as cold as other days.
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Te dejo las respuestas acá abajo:
Yesterday I went to the cinema, the movie WAS horrible!
When we WERE children, we couldn´t talk properly.
I remember my prom dress, it WAS red and shiny.
They WERE friends for many years.
Yesterday morning WAS NOT as cold as other days.
Sigamos aprendiendo ♥
Pasado Simple verbo To be.
Was y were son la manera en que el verbo "to be" construye el pasado simple. Según que sujeto que le preceda usaremos uno u otro.
To be past simple
I | was | Yo era/fui-estaba/estuve |
|---|---|---|
You | were | Tú eras/fuiste-estabas/estuviste |
He | was | El era/fue-estaba/estuvo |
She | was | Ella era/fue-estaba/estuvo |
It | was | Era/fue-estaba/estuvo |
We | were | Nosotros éramos/fuimos-estabamos-estuvimos |
You | were | Vosotros erais/fuistéis-estabais/estuvisteis |
They | were | Ellos eran/fueron-estaban/estuvieron |
Hola,
Was y were son formas del verbo to be, en el pasado simple. To be es un verbo irregular en el pasado simple.
La Diferencia Entre Was y Were
Se forma el verbo to be en el pasado simple así:
Sujeto + forma verbal
e.g. I + was.
Was es la forma verbal para la primera persona del singular (I) y la tercera persona del singular (he / she / it). Were es la forma verbal para la segunda persona del singular (you), la primera persona del plural (we) y la tercera persona del plural (they).
Ejemplos
I was
You were
He / she / it was
We were
They were
¡Espero que haya sido útil!
Saludos cordiales,
Amber
Was o were nos habla del tiempo pasado ambos significan en español estabas o eras pero se usa diferente para cada pronombre.
WAS - WERE DIFERENCIA
was lo utilizamos con los pronombres - I , she, it, he ( terceras personas) y were con los siguientes pronombres ( they , we and you ).
I was a teacher = yo era una maestra
I was a teacher = yo era una maestra
She was at school = Ella estaba en la escuela.
They were doctors = Ellos eran doctores.
They were in a hospital = Ellos estaban en el hospital.
Singular y Plural del Verbo Was
Was y Were son el tiempo pasado de Is y Are
El era, Ella era, Era
Ellos eran
Was is used in the first and third person singular past. It is used for statements of fact. Were is used in the second person singular and plural and first and third person plural. It is used in the subjunctive mood to indicate unreal or hypothetical statements.
Was y were viene del verb To Be, en el pasado. Was es singular para yo, el, Ella, lo y la (tercera persona) y were es plural para ellxs y nosotrxs
I was happy.
You were happy.
He was happy
They were happy.
We were happy.
WAS vs WERE
Estas palabras son las formas del "verb to be" en pasado. Son lo que es español se conoce como el verbo ser o estar, pero mucho más fácil, con unas simples reglas estarás usando este verbo.
Reglas gramaticales
Si ya sabes usar el verbo "to be" en presente, es aún más fácil. Las reglas de uso de was y were son:
Entonces, con los pronombres personales "she, he, it, I" usaremos was cuando queramos decir que algo o alguien era o estaba. Tomando los ejemplos de arriba:
El fin de semana pasado yo estaba en la playa
Yo era un(a) estudiante
Mientras que cuando usemos los pronombres personales "you, we, they" usaremos were, de igual forma cuando queramos decir que algo o alguien era o estaba. Según los ejemplos de arriba:
Ustedes fueron estudiantes/Usted fué un(a) estudiante. (El significado depende de si le estamos hablando a una o más personas)
El fin de semana pasado nosotros estuvimos en la playa
¡Practiquemos!
Llena el espacio en blanco con "was" o "were" según sea necesario:
I ____ at the beach.
You _____ my friend.
He ____ a doctor.
She ____ a model.
We ____ at the park.
You ____ teachers.
¡Aprende más en mis clases! 🌟🌟
¡Nos vemos allá!
¿Cuándo usar was y were?
Todos conocemos el verbo "to be" que en su forma presente lo utilizamos como am, is o are dependiendo del pronombre con el que lo utilicemos. El verbo "to be" tiene dos significados: Ser o estar.
I | am |
|---|---|
He She It | is |
We You They | are |
Was y were es el verbo to be en pasado.
Pero ¿cuál es la diferencia entre ellos dos?
Veamos los ejemplos:
Presente: I am very happy: Yo estoy muy feliz
Pasado: I was very happy: Yo estaba muy feliz
Presente: She is a student: Ella es una estudiante
Pasado: She was a student: Ella era una estudiante
Presente: They are my friends: Ellos son mis amigos
Pasado: They were my friends: Ellos eran mis amigos
A practicar
Completa las siguientes oraciones.
I ____ at my school yesterday.
She ____ very sad right now.
A year ago, they ______ married.
was/were
be tiene 3 formas en presente simple: am, is, are
en pasado, se convierten en solo 2 formas: was, were
se usa was para: I, he, she, it :
I was sick yesterday.
Tom was in Paris last week.
se usa were para: you, we, they :
The people were in the hospital for five hours yesterday.
Were you in my class in primary school? I think I remember you.
explicado de otra forma:
am / is se convierten en was en pasado
are se convierte en were en pasado
Ejemplos:
Today, Mark is sick. He was sick yesterday, too.
I'm tired today, because yesterday I was in the gym all day.
You were in my class last year and you are in my class this year. Cool!
The tigers are in the zoo now, but 6 months ago, they were in the jungle.
Recuerda:
Presente: is --> Pasado: was
Presente: are --> Pasado: were
¡Así de fácil!
La diferencia entre was y were
Was y were son formas de el verb "to be" en el pasado simple. Se usa was para hablar en singular (I, he, she, it) y were para plural (they, we) y también you.
I was tired all day, I slept terribly last night.
She was working at that school last year.
He was tall and thin.
It was a beautiful, sunny summer day.
They were thinking about going to the beach but then it started raining.
We were so happy when the food arrived, we were starving!
You were notably exhausted after running the marathon.
¿Cuándo debo usar ‘was‘ y cuándo ‘were‘? Este es un tema de gramática que usualmente suele confundir incluso a quienes ya llevan un tiempo estudiando inglés, pero no te preocupes que aqui te mostraré como notar la diferencia.
Was vs Were
Was y were son el pasado del verbo to be que significa ser o estar y su uso dependerá del pronombre que se esté utilizando, es decir que hay que identificar si el pronombre es primera, segunda o tercera persona, y si es singular o plural.
Tabla de conjugación + ejemplos
Usamos WAS con:
I: I was here yesterday (Ayer estuve aquí).
he: She said he was happy (Ella dijo que él era feliz).
she: I think Ana was running (Creo que Ana estaba corriendo).
it: The dog was digging again! (¡El perro estaba cavando otra vez!)
Usamos WERE con:
you (Tu, singular) : Bob, you were at school, right? (Bob, estabas en la escuela, ¿cierto?)
you (Vosotros, plural): You guys were wrong (Chicos vosotros estabais equivocados).
we: Last month, we were very busy (El mes pasado estuvimos muy ocupados).
they: You believe they were away (Crees que ellos estaban fuera).
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre was y were?
"Was" y "were" son diferentes conjugaciones del verbo "ser" y "estar" en el pasado simple y el pretérito imperfecto. Usamos el mismo verbo "to be" para "ser" y "estar" en inglés.
El verbo "to be" en el pasado simple/pretérito imperfecto:
I was
You were
He/she/it was
We were
You all were
They were
Conjugación de "Ser/To Be" en el pasado simple:
Fui | I was |
Fuiste | You were |
Fue | He/she/it was |
Fuimos | We were |
|---|---|
Fuisteis | You all were |
Fueron | They were |
Conjugación de "Estar/To Be" en el pasado simple:
Estuve | I was |
Estuviste | You were |
Estuvo | He/she/it was |
Estuvimos | We were |
|---|---|
Estuvisteis | You all were |
Estuvieron | They were |
Conjugación de "Ser/To Be" en el pretérito imperfecto:
Era | I was |
Eras | You were |
Era | He/she/it was |
Éramos | We were |
|---|---|
Erais | You all were |
Eran | They were |
Conjugación de "Estar/To Be" en el pretérito imperfecto:
Estaba | I was |
Estabas | You were |
Estaba | He/she/it was |
Estábamos | We were |
|---|---|
Estabais | You all were |
Estaban | They were |
Ejemplos:
Yo era alto = I was tall.
Tú eras alto = You were tall
Yo estaba enojado = I was angry.
Tú estabas enojado = You were angry.
Yo fui alumno de Profesora Laura = I was a student of Professor Laura.
Tú fuiste alumno de Profesora Laura = You were a student of Professor Laura.
Yo estuve en México la semana pasada = I was in Mexico last week.
Tú estuviste en México la semana pasada = You were in Mexico last week.
WAS/ WERE
Pertenece al pasado simple del verbo TO BE. Es el verbo ser y estar.
Was es para primera y tercera persona del singular. Were para el resto
I was
You were
He/She/It was
You were
They were