Simple Past - TO BE
RULES
1. It uses exclusively the verb "TO BE" in its forms:
* For singulars: "was"
* For plurals: "were"
2. We translate it to Spanish as:
* Ser: Era - eras - éramos - erais - eran
3. Only for age and non-specific places we translate it different:
Age/Size: Tenía.
Places: Estaba.
KIT - Plural
They are students.
They are not students.
They´re not students / They aren't students.
Are they students?
Are they not students?
--- Aren't they students?
You are students, aren't you?
Yes, they are students.
No, they are not students.
No, they're not students. / No, they aren't students
Yes, they are.
No, they are not.
No, they´re not. / No, they aren't.
KIT - Description
Affirmative Sentence
Negative Sentence - formal
Negative Sentence - informal
Positive Interrogative Sentence
Negative Interrogative Sentence
Negative Question - informal
Question Tags
Long Affirmative Answer
Long Negative Answer - formal
Long Negative Answer - informal
Short Affirmative Answer
Short Negative Answer - formal
Short Negative Answer - informal
KIT - Singular
He was a student.
He was not a student.
He wasn't a student.
Was he a Student?
Was he not a student.
Wasn't he a student?
He was a student, wasn't he?
Yes, he was a student.
No, he was not a student.
No, he'wasn't a student.
Yes, he was.
No, he was not.
No, he wasn't.
KIT - Plural
They were students.
They were not students.
They weren't students.
Were they students?
Were they not students?
--- Weren't they students?
You were students, weren't you?
Yes, were students.
No, they were not students.
No, they weren't students.
Yes, they were.
No, they were not.
No, they weren't.