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:
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afirmativa
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interrogativa
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I was
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Was I?
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you were
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Were you?
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he was
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Was he?
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she was
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Was she?
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it was
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Was it?
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we were
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Were we?
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you were
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Were you?
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they were
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Were they?
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- Veja alguns exemplos com frases inteiras:
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afirmativa
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interrogativa
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I was right.
[Eu estava certo(a).]
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Was I right?
[Eu estava certo(a)?]
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You were happy.
[Você era feliz.]
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Were you happy?
[Você era feliz?]
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Laura was Spanish.
[A Laura era espanhola.]
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Was Laura Spanish?
[A Laura era espanhola?]
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We were late.
[Nós estávamos atrasados]
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Were we late?
[Nós estávamos atrasados?]
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You and Tom were at school.
[Você e o Tom estavam na escola.]
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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).]
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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
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short answer (afirmativa)
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short answer
(negativa)
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Was I right?
[Eu estava certo(a)?]
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Yes, you were.
[Sim, você estava.]
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No, you weren't.
[Não, você não estava.]
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Were you happy?
[Você era feliz?]
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Yes, I was.
[Sim, eu era.]
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No, I wasn't.
[Não, eu não era.]
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Was Laura Spanish?
[A Laura era espanhola?]
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Yes, she was.
[Sim, ela era.]
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No, she wasn't.
[Não, ela não era.]
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Were we late?
[Nós estávamos atrasados?]
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Yes, you were.
[Sim, vocês estavam.]
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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?]
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Yes, we were.
[Sim, nós estávamos.]
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No, we weren't.
[Não, nós não estávamos.]
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Were they doctors?
[Eles(as) eram médicos(as)?]
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Yes, they were.
[Sim, eles(as) eram.]
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No, they weren't.
[Não, eles(as) não eram.]
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