To be in past

 

PASADO SIMPLE.  “To be”

 

To Be Verb (Ser o Estar) El verbo 'To be' tiene una importancia especial en inglés. Corresponde a los verbos en español "ser" o "estar".

Dependiendo del sentido de la frase deduciremos de cuál de los dos se trata.

I am a computer science student    

Yo soy un estudiante de informática

 

Juan is in Cuautitlán studying computer science.

Juan está en Cuautitlán estudiando informática.

 

Tiene algunos usos especiales distintos a sus equivalentes en español.

 Sirve para expresar la edad, en cuyo caso se traduce por 'tener.'

Mary is 20 years old                         Maria tiene 20 años

You are 21 years old                        Tú tienes 21 años

 

 

Para expresar las sensaciones también se emplea el verbo 'to be' y equivale al 'tener' en español.

Lucia is thirsty          Lucia tiene sed

They are hungry       Ellos tienen hambre

 

También para hablar sobre el clima. En este caso se traduce por 'hacer.'

It's windy                   Hace viento  

It's very cold               Hace mucho frío

Describing HEIGHT

Affirmative form: I was 1.60 meters when I was 20 years old.
Negative form: I was not 1.60 meters when I was 20 years old.
Negative form using contraction: I wasn’t 1.60 meters when I was 20 years old.
Interrogative form: Was I 1.60 meters when I was 20 years old?
Affirmative answer: Yes, I was.
Negative answer: No, I was not.
Negative answer with contraction: No, I wasn’t.


DESCRIBING WEIGHT

Affirmative form: I was 50 kilos when I was 20 years old.
Negative form: I was not 50 kilos when I was 20 years old.
Negative form using contraction: I wasn’t 50 kilos when I was 20 years old.
Interrogative form: Was I 50 kilos when I was 20 years old?
Affirmative answer: Yes, I was.
Negative answer: No, I was not.
Negative answer with contraction: No, I wasn’t.







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Mozart: My favourite famous person.



My favourite famous person _______ Mozart. The following ideas ______ some of the things I know about him.


Mozart ________ born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in 1756 in what ______ now Salzburg, Austria. His father Leopold Mozart ________ a choir master, a minor composer and an experienced teacher.  His only sister ________MariaWhen Mozart's sister Nannerl __________ seven, she _______(begin) keyboard lessons with her father while three-year-old Wolfgang _______(watch) with fascination. His father _____ his first teacher  and ______(make) the lessons fun. Wolfgang soon_________ (show) signs of excelling 


At age 4 Wolfgang himself began keyboard, and by age five he _________ composing short pieces which his father _______(write) down for him.


By the time Mozart _______ in his mid-twenties he ______(have) established himself as one of the most accomplished keyboard players in Vienna and _______ recognised as a talented composer.


Mozart _______(die) when he ________ 35 years old.





1.- Go and see the old city. There _______ thousands of buildings there. Some of them _____  over 500 years old.

2.- Simon  ______ at home yesterday, but he_______  there now.

3.- We_______  wrong to leave the main road. Now we________  lost!

4.- The children _______  tired after the party, but I ________ nearly asleep.

5.- Alan _______  at work yesterday, but he________  at home today. Here his phone number. You can call him.

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