Verb To Be/ Past Tense

Verb to be/ Past Tense

What we have to do to change our sentences from present tense to past tense is to replace our verb to be in present tense for the respective verb to be in past tense.

Lo que tenemos que hacer para cambiar nuestras oraciones en tiempo presente a tiempo pasado es reemplazar el verbo ser/estar en tiempo presente por el respectivo verbo ser/estar en tiempo pasado.

Personal Pronoun

Verb to be/

Present Tense

Verb to be/

Past Tense

Traducción

I Am Was Yo fui/era/estaba

He Is Was el fue/era/estaba

She Is Was ella fue/era/estaba

It Is Was eso fue/era/estaba

We

Are Were nosotros fuimos/eramos/estabamos

They Are Were ellos fueron/eran/estaban

You Are Were

usted fue/era/estaba

ustedes fueron/eran/estaban

Presente: I am sick.

Pasado: I was sick.

Presente: She is not a doctor.

Pasado: She was not a doctor.

Presente: Are they brothers?

Pasado: Were they brothers?

Adjectives

Adjectives are words we use to modify, describe or identify a person, animal or object. Los adjetivos son palabras que utilizamos para modificar, describir o identificar a una persona, animal u objeto.

Examples:

The red car.

The big Wall.

The old man.

Adjectives can be classified into many categories. In English, adjectives are generally used in the order: quantity->opinion->size->age->shape->color->origin->material->purpose. Some of these categories: Los adjetivos pueden clasificarse en varias categorias. En ingles, los adjetivos por lo general se utilizan en el siguiente orden: cantidad->opinion->tamaño->edad->tamaño->color->origen->material->propósito. Algunas de estas categorias son:

Quantity Size Age Shape Color Origin Material Purpose Noun

five huge young Black Canadian Bears

old shapeless gray cotton work Pants

many antique British reference Books

one teenaged American Boy

few round blue Indian Gems

many tiny elongated brown wooden fishing Boats

several large purple polyester sleeping bags

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Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives show to whom or to what a thing belongs to. Grammatically work as an article, so is always written before the object you want to show possession. These possessive adjectives are:

Los adjetivos posesivos indican a quién o a qué pertenece una cosa. Gramaticalmente funciona como un artículo, por lo tanto siempre va antes del objeto al cual se quiere mostrar posesión. Estos adjetivos posesivos son:

Personal

Pronoun

Possessive

Adjective

Traducción

I My mi, mis

You Your tu, tus

He His su, sus(a él)

She Her su, sus(a ella)

It Its su, sus(a él/ella)

We Our nuestro(s), nuestra(s)

They Their su, sus(a ellos/ellas)

You Your su, sus(a ustedes)

My:

This is my book.

Is that my pencil?

Your:

I like your hair.

What is your name?

His:

His name is Mike.

The car over there is his car.

Her:

Her name is Maria.

Ana sleeps in her bedroom.

Its:

The dog is eating its food.

Japan is famous for its culture.

Our:

That is our car.

We live with our parents.

Their:

The students do their homework.

Is that their money?

Possessive Pronoun

Possessive pronouns are used to show to whom a thing belongs. A possessive pronoun is used instead of a noun. Possessive pronouns are:

Se utilizan para indicar a quién pertenece algo. El pronombre posesivo se utiliza en vez del sustantivo. Los pronombres possessivos son:

Personal

Pronoun

Possessive

Pronouns

Traducción

I Mine mio/a, mios/as

You Yours tuyo/a, tuyos/as

He His suyo, suyos

She Hers suya, suyas

It Its suyo/a, suyos/as

We Ours nuestro/a, nuestra/as

They Theirs suyo/a, suyos/as

You Yours de ustedes

Mine:

This bed is mine.

That car was mine.

Yours:

I think that book is yours.

You can eat it now, it's yours.

His:

The bicycle is his.

Don't touch, that is his.

Hers:

That dress is hers.

The rings are hers.

Its:

The dog house is its.

Those bones are its.

Ours:

That car is ours.

The suitcases are ours.

Theirs:

Those bagas are theirs.

I don't like theirs.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

A comparative adjective is used to compare two things. A superlative

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