Atividade de Was e were com gabarito
Diálogo com áudio sobre um fim de semana na praia, exercícios de was e were (passado do to be) com gabarito para imprimir e uma aula pronta para projetar. Nível A1.
Nível A1Iniciante
Nome: Data:
Was e were em 1 minuto
Was e were são o passado do verbo to be. São o nosso "estava", "era" e "foi": I was at the beach, eu estava na praia. He was my teacher, ele era meu professor. How was the party?, como foi a festa?
| Frase | Forma | Exemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Afirmativa (I, he, she, it) | sujeito + was | I was at the beach. |
| Afirmativa (you, we, they) | sujeito + were | We were all there. |
| Negativa | sujeito + wasn't (was not) ou weren't (were not) | I wasn't at home. They weren't there. |
| Pergunta | Was / Were + sujeito...? | Were you at work? |
| Pergunta com where, who, how | palavra de pergunta + was / were + sujeito | Where were you? How was the trip? |
| Resposta curta | Yes + sujeito + was / were. No + sujeito + wasn't / weren't. | Yes, it was. No, they weren't. |
Atenção
- Was com I, he, she e it. Were com you, we e they. O you pede were mesmo quando é uma pessoa só: Were you at work? E everybody pede was: Everybody was there.
- Na pergunta, was e were vão para antes do sujeito, sem did: Was it hot? Were your parents there? Na negativa, o not se junta: wasn't, weren't. As formas longas, was not e were not, aparecem em textos formais ou quando se quer dar ênfase.
- Nas perguntas com where, who e how, was e were vêm logo depois da palavra de pergunta: Where were you? How was the party? Na pergunta com who, o with fica no fim: Who were you with?, com quem você estava?
- There was e there were são o passado de there is e there are, o nosso "tinha" de existir: There was a party on Saturday. There were a lot of people at the beach. A concordância é a mesma: was para uma coisa, were para duas ou mais.
- Na pronúncia, were e where não soam iguais. Were rima com her, e where rima com air. Em Where were you? as duas aparecem juntas, e vale treinar em voz alta.
Erros comuns de brasileiro
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Errado:
I were at home. Was you at the party?Certo:I was at home. Were you at the party?
Was vai com I, he, she e it. Were vai com you, we e they. O you pede were mesmo quando é uma pessoa só, também na pergunta.
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Errado:
Did you was at home on Saturday?Certo:Were you at home on Saturday?
Was e were fazem a pergunta sozinhos: vão para antes do sujeito. O did é dos outros verbos (Did you call me?) e não entra junto com o to be.
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Errado:
I born in 2010.Certo:I was born in 2010.
O "nasci" do português vira was born, com o to be no passado: I was born, she was born, they were born.
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Errado:
How was the trip? It was very well.Certo:How was the trip? It was very good.
O "foi muito bom" e o "foi muito bem" do português se misturam aqui. Depois de was vem um adjetivo: good, great, fun. Well acompanha um verbo: She sings well.
Diálogo com áudio: onde você estava no sábado?
Segunda de manhã. Amy liga para o amigo Nick, que passou o fim de semana sem atender o celular. Ela quer saber onde ele estava, com quem e como estava o tempo, e conta o que ele perdeu.
- Amy Hi, Nick! Where were you on Saturday? I called you three times!
- Nick Hi, Amy. Sorry, I wasn't at home.
- Amy Were you at work?
- Nick No, I wasn't. I was at the beach!
- Amy At the beach? Who were you with?
- Nick With my cousins, Luke and Emily. Their house is near the beach.
- Amy Were your parents there, too?
- Nick No, they weren't. They were at home with my grandma.
- Amy How was the weather? Was it hot?
- Nick Yes, it was. It was sunny and hot on Saturday, but Sunday was cloudy.
- Amy But why was your phone off?
- Nick It wasn't off! It was in my bag all day, and the signal was terrible.
- Amy Well, Jen's birthday party was on Saturday night. We were all there.
- Nick Oh no, the party! Was Jen angry?
- Amy No, she wasn't angry, but she was a little sad.
- Nick I'm so sorry. How was it?
- Amy It was really good. The music was great, and the cake was delicious.
- Nick Were Mike and Tina there?
- Amy Yes, they were. Everybody was there, Nick. Everybody except you!
- Nick I know, I know. Yesterday I was so happy at the beach. Today I'm a terrible friend!
Toque numa frase para ouvir a partir dela.
Exercícios de Was e were com gabarito
Responda aqui mesmo e toque em Conferir, ou imprima a folha para a turma. O gabarito fica embaixo de cada exercício e, na folha impressa, na última página.
1. Complete com was ou were
Complete as frases com was ou were.
- 1
I at the beach on Saturday.
- 2
My parents at home with my grandma.
- 3
The weather sunny and hot.
- 4
you at work yesterday?
- 5
We all at the party.
- 6
Jen a little sad.
Ver o gabarito
- I was at the beach on Saturday.
- My parents were at home with my grandma.
- The weather was sunny and hot.
- Were you at work yesterday?
- We were all at the party.
- Jen was a little sad.
2. Escolha a forma certa
Marque a opção que completa a frase.
- 1
The music great.
waswere
- 2
your friends at the party?
WasWere
- 3
at home on Saturday?
Did you wasWere you
- 4
Was it hot? No, it .
wasn'tdidn't
- 5
Where you yesterday?
waswere
- 6
Everybody there.
waswere
Ver o gabarito
- The music was great.
- Were your friends at the party?
- Were you at home on Saturday?
- Was it hot? No, it wasn't.
- Where were you yesterday?
- Everybody was there.
3. Passe para o passado
Reescreva as frases no passado. Troque am e is por was, e are por were.
- 1
I am tired.
- 2
The children are at school.
- 3
My phone isn't in my bag.
- 4
Are you at work?
- 5
We aren't hungry.
- 6
Is the water cold?
Ver o gabarito
- I was tired.
- The children were at school.
- My phone wasn't in my bag.
- Were you at work?
- We weren't hungry.
- Was the water cold?
4. Corrija a frase
Cada frase tem um erro. Reescreva do jeito certo.
- 1
They was at the beach.
- 2
Did you was at home?
- 3
Was you at the party?
- 4
I born in 2010.
- 5
Were your parents there? No, they wasn't.
- 6
The party was very well.
Ver o gabarito
- They were at the beach.
- Were you at home?
- Were you at the party?
- I was born in 2010.
- Were your parents there? No, they weren't.
- The party was very good.
5. Perguntas sobre o diálogo
Responda sobre o diálogo. Nas perguntas com was ou were, use a resposta curta: Yes, he was. ou No, they weren't.
- 1
Was Nick at work on Saturday?
- 2
Where was Nick on Saturday?
- 3
Were his parents at the beach?
- 4
How was the weather on Saturday?
- 5
Was Jen angry?
- 6
Were Mike and Tina at the party?
Ver o gabarito
- No, he wasn't.
- He was at the beach.
- No, they weren't.
- It was sunny and hot.
- No, she wasn't.
- Yes, they were.
Para conversar em aula
Perguntas para a turma responder em pares, usando a forma da aula.
- Where were you last Saturday? Who were you with?
- How was your weekend? Was it fun?
- Where were you born? Where were your parents born?
- How was the weather yesterday? Was it hot or cold?
- Who was your best friend when you were ten?
Dicas para usar em aula
- Comece pelo fim de semana: conte onde você estava, em duas frases (I was at home on Saturday. On Sunday, I was at the park.), e pergunte Where were you on Saturday? para alguns alunos. Se alguém responder I were, reescreva a frase certa no quadro.
- Na primeira escuta, a pergunta é só uma: onde o Nick estava no sábado? Na segunda, os alunos anotam em duas colunas as frases com was e as frases com were. No fim, a turma olha as colunas e descobre a regra: was com I, he, she e it, were com you, we e they.
- Para treinar as perguntas, faça o jogo do álibi: o bolo da festa da escola sumiu no sábado, às três da tarde. Dois alunos saem da sala e combinam onde estavam e com quem. Na volta, cada um responde sozinho às perguntas da turma (Where were you? Who were you with? Was it sunny?), e a turma compara as respostas. Se não baterem, o álibi caiu.
- Para fechar, trabalhe o was born com uma linha do tempo: cada aluno diz o ano e a cidade em que nasceu (I was born in 2013, in Recife), e a turma monta no quadro a ordem dos aniversários. Depois, cada um pergunta a um colega Where were your parents born? e conta a resposta para a turma.
Antes da primeira aula, peça para a turma fazer o teste de nível de inglês (grátis, 5 minutos). Cada aluno vê o próprio nível, de A1 a B2, e você confirma se esta atividade, de nível A1, é a certa para a turma.
A aula pronta no Lanna
A mesma aula que você projeta para a turma, com o texto, o áudio e as perguntas. Passe os slides com as setas e responda como os alunos respondem.
Was e were
Amy ligou três vezes e o Nick não atendeu. Onde ele estava no sábado, e o que ele perdeu?
- 1Listen
- 2Words
- 3Notice
- 4Grammar
- 5Practice
- 6Speak
- 7Finish
Não deu para abrir a aula agora. Tente de novo.
- 7 partes, da escuta à fala: ouvir, palavras, perceber a forma, regra, prática, conversa e fechamento.
- Exercícios que corrigem sozinhos, com a frase do texto que prova a resposta.
- Envie como tarefa: cada aluno faz no celular, com uma nova chance nos erros.
- Veja o que a turma mais errou e corrija as respostas abertas num lugar só.
Perguntas frequentes
Quando usar was e quando usar were?
Was vai com I, he, she e it, e com uma pessoa ou coisa só: Jen was sad, the party was great. Were vai com you, we e they, e com duas pessoas ou coisas: My parents were at home. O you pede were sempre, mesmo quando é uma pessoa só: Where were you?
Por que a pergunta com was e were não leva did?
Porque was e were já são o verbo to be, e o to be faz a pergunta e a negativa sozinho, como no presente: Are you OK? vira Were you OK?, e I'm not tired vira I wasn't tired. O did é para os outros verbos: Did you call me? Did you go to the beach? Did you was e I didn't was estão errados.
Was e were querem dizer "estava", "era" ou "foi"?
Os três. I was at home é "eu estava em casa", He was my teacher é "ele era meu professor" e How was the party? é "como foi a festa?". O português tem três formas ali, e o inglês usa só o to be no passado. O cuidado é com o "foi" de ir: ele foi à praia é He went to the beach.
Qual a diferença entre was e there was?
Was diz como uma coisa estava ou onde alguém estava: The beach was quiet. I was at the beach. There was e there were dizem que uma coisa existia num lugar, o "tinha" do português: There was a party on Saturday. There were a lot of people at the beach. A concordância é a mesma: there was para uma coisa, there were para duas ou mais.
Para que turma serve esta atividade?
O diálogo e os exercícios são de nível A1, iniciante. Funcionam nos anos finais do ensino fundamental, no ensino médio e com adultos que estão começando, logo depois do verbo to be no presente.