Passado Simples To Be (Interrogativo)

Simple past to be - Interrogative form -

  • Para formar a interrogativa do verbo to be só é necessário inverter o berbo e o sujeito da frase, veja abaixo na tabela:
 
afirmativa
interrogativa
I was
Was I?
you were
Were you?
he was
Was he?
she was
Was she?
it was
Was it?
we were
Were we?
you were
Were you?
they were
Were they?
 
  • Veja alguns exemplos com frases inteiras:
 
afirmativa
interrogativa
I was right.
[Eu estava certo(a).]
Was I right?
[Eu estava certo(a)?]
You were happy.
[Você era feliz.]
Were you happy?
[Você era feliz?]
Laura was Spanish.
[A Laura era espanhola.]
Was Laura Spanish?
[A Laura era espanhola?]
We were late.
[Nós estávamos atrasados]
Were we late?
[Nós estávamos atrasados?]
You and Tom were at school.
[Você e o Tom estavam na escola.]
Were you and Tom at school?
[Você e o Tom estavam na escola?]
They were doctors.
[Eles(as) eram médicos(as).]
Were they doctors?
[Eles(as) eram médicos(as)?]
 
  • Considere as perguntas da tabela acima, como Was I right? ou Were you happy? Veja que elas podem ser respondidas com um simples Yes (Sim) ou No (Não). Mas no inglês há também uma forma muito comum de responder que é conhecida como short answer (resposta curta). Veja alguns exemplos:
 
interrogativa
short answer (afirmativa)
short answer
(negativa)
Was I right?
[Eu estava certo(a)?]
Yes, you were.
[Sim, você estava.]
No, you weren't.
[Não, você não estava.]
Were you happy?
[Você era feliz?]
Yes, I was.
[Sim, eu era.]
No, I wasn't.
[Não, eu não era.]
Was Laura Spanish?
[A Laura era espanhola?]
Yes, she was.
[Sim, ela era.]
No, she wasn't.
[Não, ela não era.]
Were we late?
[Nós estávamos atrasados?]
Yes, you were.
[Sim, vocês estavam.]
No, you weren't.
[Não, vocês não estavam.]
Were you and Tom at school?
[Você e o Tom estavam na escola?]
Yes, we were.
[Sim, nós estávamos.]
No, we weren't.
[Não, nós não estávamos.]
Were they doctors?
[Eles(as) eram médicos(as)?]
Yes, they were.
[Sim, eles(as) eram.]
No, they weren't.
[Não, eles(as) não eram.]