Passado Simples To Be

Simple past of To be
O verbo be geralmente significa ser ou estar em português. Veja sua formação no tempo passado simples, com sentenças afirmativas:
afirmativa
significado
I was
eu era/fui / estava/estive
you were
você era/foi / estava/esteve
he was
ele era/foi / estava/esteve
she was
ela era/foi / estava/esteve
it was
ele(a) era/foi / estava/esteve
we were
nós éramos/fomos / estavam/estiveram
you were
vocês eram/foram / estavam/estiveram
they were
eles eram/foram / estavam/estiveram
 
I was at home yesterday. [Eu estava em casa ontem à noite.]
He was late for the meeting this morning. [Ele estava atrasado para a reunião esta manhã.]
They were my friends in high school. [Eles eram/foram meus amigos no ensino médio.]
 
negativo,
forma longa
negativa,
forma contraída
significado
I was not
I wasn't
eu não era/fui / estava/estive
you were not
you weren't
você não era/foi / estava/esteve
he was not
he wasn't
ele não era/foi / estava/esteve
she was not
she wasn't
ela não era/foi / estava/esteve
it was not
it wasn't
ele(a) não era/foi / estava/esteve
we were not
we weren't
nós não éramos/fomos / estavam/estiveram
you were not
you weren't
vocês não eram/foram / estavam/estiveram
they were not
they weren't
eles não eram/foram / estavam/estiveram
 
You weren't sick last year. [Você não estava doente no ano passado.]
It was not his fault. [Não foi culpa dele.]
We weren't tired after the flight. [Nós não estávamos cansados após o vôo.]