ENGLISH BY SONGS – Past Tense of "To Be" and "To Have"
Learn past forms of "to be" and "to have" in English. Affirmative, negative, and question sentences for all subjects. Was, were, had, didn't have
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I was at home yesterday. She was in the park.
Yo estaba en casa ayer. Ella estaba en el parque.
He was tired last night. We were at the cinema.
Él estaba cansado anoche. Nosotros estábamos en el cine.
You were at work. They were happy.
Tú estabas en el trabajo. Ellos estaban felices.
I wasn't at home yesterday. She wasn't in the park.
Yo no estaba en casa ayer. Ella no estaba en el parque.
He wasn't tired last night. We weren't at the cinema.
Él no estaba cansado anoche. Nosotros no estábamos en el cine.
You weren't at work. They weren't happy.
Tú no estabas en el trabajo. Ellos no estaban felices.
Was I at home? Was she in the park?
¿Estaba yo en casa? ¿Estaba ella en el parque?
Was he tired last night? Were we at the cinema?
¿Estaba él cansado anoche? ¿Estábamos nosotros en el cine?
Were you at work? Were they happy?
¿Estabas tú en el trabajo? ¿Estaban ellos felices?
I had lunch at 12 o'clock. He had a meeting yesterday.
Almorcé a las doce. Él tuvo una reunión ayer.
She had a great time at the party. We had a new car.
Ella se lo pasó genial en la fiesta. Nosotros teníamos un coche nuevo.
You had a phone call. They had fun together.
Tuviste una llamada telefónica. Ellos se divirtieron juntos.
I didn't have breakfast this morning. He didn't have a meeting yesterday.
No desayuné esta mañana. Él no tuvo una reunión ayer.
She didn't have a good time at the party. We didn't have a new car.
Ella no se lo pasó bien en la fiesta. Nosotros no teníamos un coche nuevo.
You didn't have a phone call. They didn't have fun together.
Tú no tuviste una llamada telefónica. Ellos no se divirtieron juntos.
Did I have lunch? Did he have a meeting?
¿Almorcé yo? ¿Tuvo él una reunión?
Did she have a good time at the party? Did we have a new car?
¿Se lo pasó ella bien en la fiesta? ¿Teníamos nosotros un coche nuevo?
Did you have a phone call? Did they have fun together?
¿Tuviste tú una llamada telefónica? ¿Se divirtieron ellos juntos?
Rules for Past Tense:
Reglas para el tiempo pasado:
“To be” → was (I, he, she, it), were (you, we, they)
“To be” → was (yo, él, ella, ello), were (tú, nosotros, ellos)
“To have” → had for all subjects
“To have” → had para todos los sujetos
Negative: wasn't / weren't / didn't have
Negativo: wasn't / weren't / didn't have
Questions: Was / Were / Did + subject + base verb
Preguntas: Was / Were / Did + sujeto + verbo en forma base
