25 Exemplos de Was e Were

As palavras was e were são a conjugação do verbo to be no passado, que em inglês é equivalente a “ser” ou “estar”, dependendo do contexto em que são usadas.

A conjugação was corresponde aos pronomes I, he, she, it, it. Por exemplo: She was at the party./Ela esteve na festa.

A conjugação were corresponde aos pronomes you, we, they. Por exemplo: We were in Mexico last month./Estivemos no México no mês passado.

Was	Were
I, he, she, it	you, we, they

Atenção: Was é o passado de am / is. Were é o passado de are.

Veja também: Orações com «have» e «has»

Usos do was / were

Was / were são o passado do verbo to be, que em português equivale a dois verbos: ser e estar. Somente o contexto determina o significado de was / were.

Was ou were como o verbo “ser”. Por exemplo:

I was very happy during my childhood./Eu fui muito feliz durante a minha infância.
We were so young back then!/Éramos tão jovens naquela época!

Was ou were como o verbo “estar”. Por exemplo:

He was sick the whole weekend./Ele esteve doente o fim de semana inteiro.
They were bored./Eles estavam entediados.

Atenção: Em inglês, o verbo to be é usado para expressar a idade. Por exemplo: I was 22 years old back then./Eu tinha 22 anos na época.

Estrutura das orações com was e were

Forma afirmativa

Sujeito	was/were	complemento
I He She It	*was*	sick yesterday.
You We They	*were*	sick yesterday.

Forma negativa

Sujeito	was/were	complemento
I He She It	*wasn’t*	sick yesterday.
You We They	*weren’t*	sick yesterday.

Atenção: Wasn’t é a contração de was not. Weren’t é a contração de were not.

Forma interrogativa

Sujeito	was/were	complemento
Was	I He She It	sick yesterday?
Were	You We They	sick yesterday?

Atenção: Como em todas as perguntas em inglês, ocorre uma inversão entre o sujeito e o auxiliar. Por exemplo: Was I right? (E não: I was right?)

Forma de resposta curta

Resposta afirmativa	Resposta negativa
Yes, I / he / she / it *was*.	No, I / he / she / it *wasn’t*.
Yes, you / we / they were.	No, you / we / they weren’t.

Exemplos de was e were

He was at home when I called.
Ele estava em casa quando eu liguei.
They were at the club yesterday.
Eles estavam no clube ontem.
I wasn’t asleep when she arrived.
Eu não estava dormindo quando ela chegou.
Weren’t you 21 years old?
Você não tinha 21 anos de idade?
We were so tired that we decided to stay at home.
Estávamos tão cansados que decidimos ficar em casa.
I think that they weren’t so professional as they said.
Acho que eles não eram tão profissionais como diziam.
The game was very funny.
O jogo foi muito engraçado.
The weather was amazing during our vacations.
O tempo estava incrível durante as nossas férias.
My parents were at the supermarket this afternoon.
Meus pais estiveram no supermercado esta tarde.
We weren’t married back then.
Naquela época não éramos casados.
My mother was a teacher and then she became school principal.
Minha mãe era professora e depois se tornou diretora da escola.
We weren’t happy with our hotel.
Nós não estávamos felizes com nosso hotel.
I was angry, that is why I shouted.
Eu estava com raiva, por isso gritei.
Was Liam your boyfriend at school?
Liam foi seu namorado na escola?
Where was he?
Onde ele estava?
She was at the office last week.
Ela esteve no escritório na semana passada.
When was John at the museum?
Quando John esteve no museu?
Weren’t they happy after the news?
Não ficaram felizes depois das notícias?
Why wasn’t Anne there?
Por que Anne não estava lá?
The hotel was really comfortable.
O hotel era realmente confortável.
She was already awake.
Ela já estava acordada.
We were wrong, I know.
Nós estávamos errados, eu sei.
My brothers were so happy in that city.
Meus irmãos eram tão felizes naquela cidade.
You weren’t my friend in 2010.
Você não era meu amigo em 2010.
This time last year I was in London.
No ano passado, nessa época, eu estava em Londres.

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