Lesson 10
Verbs "to have" and "to be" in the Past Tense
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Past Tense of “to be” and “to have”
Pretérito de los verbos «ser» y «tener»
Today we will focus on the past tense of two important verbs: to be and to have.
Hoy nos centraremos en el pretérito de dos verbos importantes: «ser» y «tener».
🔹 The verb “to be” in the past tense
🔹 El verbo «ser» en pretérito
The verb “to be” changes depending on the subject.
El verbo «ser» cambia según el sujeto.
I was
Yo fui
You were
Tú fuiste
He / She / It was
Él / Ella fue
We were
Nosotros fuimos
You were
Vosotros fuisteis
They were
Ellos / Ellas fueron
Examples:
Ejemplos:
I was at home yesterday.
Yo fui a casa ayer.
She was in the park.
Ella fue al parque.
They were at the office.
Ellos fueron a la oficina.
We use was and were to show that something happened in the past.
Usamos «fui», «fue», «fuimos» y «fueron» para indicar que algo ocurrió en el pasado.
❌ Negative sentences with “to be” (past tense)
❌ Oraciones negativas con «ser» (pretérito)
To form negatives, we use wasn’t for I, he, she, it and weren’t for you, we, they.
Para formar la negación, usamos «no fue» para yo, él, ella y «no fueron» para nosotros, vosotros, ellos.
I wasn’t at home yesterday.
Yo no fui a casa ayer.
You weren’t at work.
Tú no fuiste al trabajo.
He wasn’t tired last night.
Él no fue cansado anoche.
We weren’t at the cinema.
Nosotros no fuimos al cine.
They weren’t happy.
Ellos no fueron felices.
❓ Questions with “to be” in the past
❓ Preguntas con «ser» en pretérito
To ask a question, we put was or were at the beginning of the sentence.
Para hacer una pregunta, ponemos «fue» o «fueron» al inicio de la oración.
Was she happy?
¿Fue ella feliz?
Were you at the party?
¿Fuiste a la fiesta?
Was he at the store?
¿Fue él a la tienda?
🔸 The verb “to have” in the past tense
🔸 El verbo «tener» en pretérito
The past form of “to have” is had. It stays the same for all subjects.
La forma en pasado de «tener» es «tuve» / «tuvo» / «tuvieron». Se usa igual para todos los sujetos cambiando la persona.
I had
Yo tuve
You had
Tú tuviste
He / She / It had
Él / Ella tuvo
We had
Nosotros tuvimos
You had
Vosotros tuvisteis
They had
Ellos / Ellas tuvieron
Examples:
Ejemplos:
I had lunch at 12 o’clock.
Yo tuve el almuerzo a las 12.
He had a meeting yesterday.
Él tuvo una reunión ayer.
They had a great time at the party.
Ellos tuvieron un gran momento en la fiesta.
We use had for everyone in the past tense.
Usamos «tuve» / «tuvo» / «tuvimos» / «tuvieron» para todos en pasado.
❓ Asking questions with “have” and “had”
❓ Preguntas con «tener» en pretérito
When we ask about the past, we use Did + subject + have.
Cuando preguntamos sobre el pasado, usamos «¿Tuvo…?» o «¿Tuvieron…?».
Did they have lunch? — Yes, they had lunch.
¿Tuvieron ellos almuerzo? — Sí, tuvieron almuerzo.
Did you have fun? — Yes, I had fun.
¿Te divertiste? — Sí, me divertí.
Did she have time? — No, she didn’t have time.
¿Tuvo ella tiempo? — No, no tuvo tiempo.
We also combine to be and to have in questions:
También combinamos «ser» y «tener» en preguntas:
Were you at the party? — Yes, I was.
¿Fuiste a la fiesta? — Sí, fui.
Was he at the store? — Yes, he was.
¿Fue él a la tienda? — Sí, fue.
Did they have lunch? — Yes, they had lunch.
¿Tuvieron ellos almuerzo? — Sí, tuvieron almuerzo.
❌ Negative sentences with “to have” (past tense)
❌ Oraciones negativas con «tener» (pretérito)
To make a negative sentence, we use did not (didn’t) have.
Para hacer una oración negativa, usamos «no tuve» / «no tuvo» / «no tuvieron».
I didn’t have breakfast this morning.
Yo no tuve desayuno esta mañana.
You didn’t have lunch at the office.
Tú no tuviste almuerzo en la oficina.
He didn’t have a good time at the party.
Él no tuvo un buen momento en la fiesta.
We didn’t have a meeting yesterday.
Nosotros no tuvimos reunión ayer.
They didn’t have much time last week.
Ellos no tuvieron mucho tiempo la semana pasada.
✅ Summary
✅ Resumen
Today you learned how to use was / were and had / didn’t have in the past.
Hoy aprendiste a usar «fui / fueron» y «tuve / no tuve» en pasado.
Now you can:
Ahora puedes:
✔ Say what someone was or had
✔ decir dónde estuvo alguien o qué tuvo
✔ Ask questions about the past
✔ hacer preguntas sobre el pasado
✔ Make negative sentences
✔ formar oraciones negativas
Practice a few examples of your own — you’re doing great! See you in the next lesson! 🎉
Practica con algunos ejemplos propios — ¡lo estás haciendo muy bien! ¡Nos vemos en la próxima lección! 🎉
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