Como conjugar o to be para o passado?
O verbo to be no passado é conjugado nas formas was e were, dependendo do pronome usado.
Regra
Siga a tabela abaixo para a regra completa do verbo to be no passado.
Afirmação | |
Pronome | To Be Passado |
I He She It | was |
You We They | were |
Negação | |
Pronome | Negação & Contração |
I He She It | was not ou wasn't |
You We They | were not ou weren't |
PERGUNTA | |
To Be Passado | Pronome |
Was | I? he? she? it? |
Were | You? We? They? |
Exemplos
He was my friend. Ele era meu amigo.
Was she calling you? Ela estava te ligando?
It was good to see you. Foi bom ver você.
We were studying a lot. Nós estávamos estudando muito.
Were you there yesterday? Você estava lá ontem?
They were travelling with us. Elas estavam viajando conosco.
I was going home with my sister. Eu estava indo para casa com minha irmã.
Erros Comuns
Confundir was e were
❌ She were tired.
✅ She was tired.
❌ They was at home.
✅ They were at home.
Esquecer a forma negativa com was/were
❌ I was not going to school yesterday?
✅ I was not (wasn’t) going to school yesterday.
❌ They were not went to the party.
✅ They were not (weren’t) going to the party.
Nota: nunca use “went” após was/were; o verbo já está no passado contínuo quando aplicável.
Usar o verbo be novamente após was ou were
❌ I was be happy.
✅ I was happy.
❌ We were be going to the movies.
✅ We were going to the movies.
Dica: depois de was ou were, o verbo principal já está no passado, então não se adiciona “be”.