Complete the text with the correct past form of be.

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➤ EXERCISE

Complete the text with the correct past form of 'be'.

Last night, my boyfriend and I went to see a play. It (1) was Shakespeare's comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing'. It (2) was very good and we laughed all the way through. The main actor, who played Benedict, (3) was excellent. The scenes (4) [were not]/weren't repetitive. Also, the costumes (5) were very well designed and the sound (6) was perfect! To my surprise, the theatre (7) [was not]/wasn't full. The three seats next to me (8) were empty. I think they need to improve the publicity because the play is worth it!

➺ Traducción:

Anoche, mi novιo y yo fuimos a ver una obra de teatro. Era la comedia de Shakespeare 'Mucho ruido y pocas nueces'. Fue muy buena y nos reímos todo el tiempo. El actor principal, que interpretaba a Benedict, era excelente. Las escenas no eran repetitivas. Además, el vestuario estaba muy bien diseñado y el sonido era perfecto. Para mi sorpresa, el teatro no estaba lleno. Los tres asientos de al lado estaban vacíos. Creo que tienen que mejorar la publicidad porque la obra vale la pena.

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NOTAS:

1. Hay un pequeño error en el texto:

• They❌ main actor, who played Benedict, (3) _________ excellent.

• The✔️main actor, who played Benedict, (3) _________ excellent.

2. Cuando el sujeto es (o puede ser reemplazado por) los pronombres 'I', 'he', 'she' o 'it', el verbo 'to be' en pasado simple tiene la forma 'was'. Para el resto de los pronombres ('you', 'we' y 'they') se usa la forma 'were'.

En este texto:

• It (1) was Shakespeare's comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing'.

• Sujeto: It ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅+̲̅] was

• It (2) was very good [...].

• Sujeto: It ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅+̲̅] was

• The main actor, who played Benedict, (3) was excellent.

• Sujeto: The main actor, who played Benedict, (= He) ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅+̲̅] was

• The scenes (4) [were not]/weren't repetitive.

• Sujeto: The scenes (= They) ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅–̲̅] were not / weren't

• Also, the costumes (5) were very well designed and the sound (6) was perfect!

• Sujeto: the costumes (= they) ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅+̲̅] were

• To my surprise, the theatre (7) [was not]/wasn't (not) full.

• Sujeto: the theatre (= it) ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅–̲̅] was not / wasn't

• The three seats next to me (8) were empty.

• Sujeto: The three seats next to me (= They) ➙ Verb 'to be': [̲̅+̲̅] were

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➤ PAST SIMPLE – VERB 'TO BE'

El pasado simple del verbo 'to be' (= ser/estar) tiene solo dos formas, que se escogen según el sujeto de la oración:

• Sujeto: I, he, she, it ----------- Verbo: WAS

• Sujeto: you, we, they -------- Verbo: WERE

➜ Para formar oraciones afirmativas en 'past simple' con el verbo 'to be' hay que escribir el sujeto, la forma apropiada del verbo 'to be' y los complementos.

Ejemplos:

• She was Greek. (= Ella era griega.)

• You were tired. (= Estabas cansado.)

➜ Para formar oraciones negativas en 'past simple' con el verbo 'to be' hay que añadir el adverbio negativo 'not' luego del verbo 'to be'. También se pueden usar las contracciones negativas 'wasn't' (= was + not) y 'weren't' (= were + not).

Ejemplos:

• She was not Greek. / She wasn't Greek. (= Ella no era griega.)

• You were not tired. / You weren't tired. (= No estabas cansado.)

➜ Para formar oraciones interrogativas (= preguntas) en 'past simple' con el verbo 'to be' hay que invertir el orden sujeto-verbo, es decir, hay que escribir primero la forma correcta del verbo 'to be', luego el sujeto y por último, los complementos.