Passado Simples To Be (Interrogativo)
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Para formar a interrogativa de be, tudo que é necessário é passar o verbo para a frente do sujeito.
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afirmativa |
interrogativa |
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I was |
Was I? |
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you were |
Were you? |
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he was |
Was he? |
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she was |
Was she? |
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it was |
Was it? |
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we were |
Were we? |
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you were |
Were you? |
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they were |
Were they? |
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Veja alguns exemplos:
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afirmativa |
interrogativa |
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I was right. [Eu estava certo(a).] |
Was I right? [Eu estava certo(a)?] |
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You were happy. [Você era feliz.] |
Were you happy? [Você era feliz?] |
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Laura was Spanish. [A Laura era espanhola.] |
Was Laura Spanish? [A Laura era espanhola?] |
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We were late. [Nós estávamos atrasados] |
Were we late? [Nós estávamos atrasados?] |
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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?] |
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They were doctors. [Eles(as) eram médicos(as).] |
Were they doctors? [Eles(as) eram médicos(as)?] |
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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:
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interrogativa |
short answer (afirmativa) |
short answer (negativa) |
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Was I right? [Eu estava certo(a)?] |
Yes, you were. [Sim, você estava.] |
No, you weren't. [Não, você não estava.] |
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Were you happy? [Você era feliz?] |
Yes, I was. [Sim, eu era.] |
No, I wasn't. [Não, eu não era.] |
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Was Laura Spanish? [A Laura era espanhola?] |
Yes, she was. [Sim, ela era.] |
No, she wasn't. [Não, ela não era.] |
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Were we late? [Nós estávamos atrasados?] |
Yes, you were. [Sim, vocês estavam.] |
No, you weren't. [Não, vocês não estavam.] |
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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.] |
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Were they doctors? [Eles(as) eram médicos(as)?] |
Yes, they were. [Sim, eles(as) eram.] |
No, they weren't. [Não, eles(as) não eram.] |
