Lesson 27: Were They Home? Verbo To Be - Pasado Simple Negativo

Lesson 27: Were they home?
Verbo to be – Pasado simple negativo

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Objetivo: emplear correctamente el verbo TO BE en pasado simple negativo para producir textos
sencillos sobre su entorno.
To be – negative form
El verbo «To Be» no necesita auxiliar para el presente y el Estructura de oración negativa:
pasado simple. Para formar oraciones negativas se debe Sujeto + was / were not + complemento
colocar el verbo en pasado y la palabra NOT. (Como no Verbo TO BE conjugado en pasado simple
necesita auxiliar, entonces ocupa el lugar de éste).
I was not happy about that decision.
You were not surprised.
She was not available yesterday.
He was not sure how to be “the new boss”.
It was not a good idea.

We were not satisfied with the service.
You were not members of the club last year.
They were not able to open on time.
To be – negative form
Así como en los otros tiempos, en Oraciones interrogativas:
pasado simple ngetivo con el verbo “to Para hacer preguntas, sencillamente ubicamos el verbo «to be» al
be” podemos utilizar contracciones. comienzo de la oración. Es necesario conjugarlo.
Was not = wasn’t WAS / WERE + Sujeto + Complemento ?
Were not = weren’t Verbo conjugado en pasado
¿Era usted mi jefe?
Ejemplo:
Were you my boss?
Diego no estaba en casa ayer.
Diego was not at home yesterday.
¿Estuvo Camilo en el parque ayer?
Diego wasn’t at home yesterday.
Was Camilo in the park yesterday?
Yo no era un buen estudiante. Recordemos que hay dos formas de responder:
I was not a good student.
I wasn’t a good student. Was she at home all afternoon?
Respuesta larga afirmativa: Yes, she was at home all afternoon.
Nosotros no estabamos en Japón. Respuesta larga negativa: No, she was not at home all afternoon.
We were not in Japan.
We weren’t in Japan. Respuesta corta afirmativa: Yes, she was.
Respuesta corta negativa: No, she wasn’t.
Let’s practice
Write the following sentences in past simple. Escriba las siguientes oraciones en pasado simple.
Present simple Past simple
You aren’t a member of a library.
I am not really surprised.
This decision is unacceptable.
They are sick today.
She isn’t in Mexico this month.
We aren’t satisfied with the service.
He isn’t tired.
You are able to write the letter.

Let’s practice
Write the following sentences in past simple. Escriba las siguientes oraciones en pasado simple.
Present simple Past simple
You weren’t a member of a library.
You aren’t a member of a library.
I wasn’t really surprised.
I am not really surprised.
This decision was unacceptable.
This decision is unacceptable.
They were sick yesterday.
They are sick today.
She wasn’t in Mexico last month.
She isn’t in Mexico this month.
We weren’t satisfied with the service.
We aren’t satisfied with the service.
He wasn’t tired.
He isn’t tired.
You were able to write the letter.
You are able to write the letter.
Let’s practice
Read the following text and answer the questions. Lea el siguiente texto y responda las preguntas.
Last year, I was very sad because I was unemployed so I decided to change my life. I wasn’t sure
about what I could do, so I went to my best friend’s house in Miami. There, I spent some days at
the beach. I enjoyed those days. I also met new friends. I was happy. When I came home, I was
surprised to find my parents there. We ate out at an expensive restaurant and they gave me the
greatest news. They got a job for me. We were excited about it.
1. Why was Maritza sad?
2. Was Maritza sure about changing her life?
3. Where did Maritza go?
4. Did she enjoy those days at the beach?
5. Were they worry about the new job?

Let’s practice
Read the following text and answer the questions. Lea el siguiente texto y responda las preguntas.
Last year, I was very sad because I was unemployed so I decided to change my life. I wasn’t sure
about what I could do, so I went to my best friend’s house in Miami. There, I spent some days at
the beach. I enjoyed those days. I also met new friends. I was happy. When I came home, I was
surprised to find my parents there. We ate out at an expensive restaurant and they gave me the
greatest news. They got a job for me. We were excited about it.
1. Why was Maritza sad? Maritza was sad because she was unemployed.
2. Was Maritza sure about changing her life? Yes, she was.
3. Where did Maritza go? She went to her best friend’s house in Miami.
4. Did she enjoy those days at the beach? Yes, she did.
5. Were they worry about the new job?

No, they weren’t.
Pronunciation
•La letra “c” en inglés tiene el mismo sonido que en español:
Si está antes de “e”, “i”, toma sonido (s)
Si está antes de “a”, “o”, “u”, “consonante”, toma sonido (k)
- Ejemplo en español: cocina = “c” antes de “o”, sonido (k) y antes de “i”, sonido (s)
- Ejemplo en inglés:
Palabra pronunciación Traducción

Cent (sent) Centavo “c” antes de “e”, sonido (s)
Cinema (cinema) Cine “c” antes de “i”, sonido (s)
Come (kom) Venir “c” antes de la vocal “o”, sonido (k)
Cat (kat) Gato “c” antes de la vocal “a”, sonido (k)
English is easy
You can do it!
Autor de la metodología: Francisco González Cifuentes
Supervisión académica: Mayra Teresa Hurtado Mendoza
Diseño y adaptación: Diana Paola Pérez Muñoz
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Verbo to be – Pasado simple negativo

He was not sure how to be “the new boss”.

It was not a good idea.

You aren’t a member of a library.

I am not really surprised.

This decision is unacceptable.

They are sick today.

She isn’t in Mexico this month.

We aren’t satisfied with the service.

You are able to write the letter.

1. Why was Maritza sad?

2. Was Maritza sure about changing her life?

3. Where did Maritza go?

4. Did she enjoy those days at the beach?

5. Were they worry about the new job?

5. Were they worry about the new job?

•La letra “c” en inglés tiene el mismo sonido que en español:

Si está antes de “e”, “i”, toma sonido (s)

Si está antes de “a”, “o”, “u”, “consonante”, toma sonido (k)

Palabra pronunciación Traducción

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