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To be verb in Spanish in Past Simple
Learn the To be verb in Spanish in past simple
Remember: The To be verb in Spanish means SER or ESTAR and also in Portuguese. In this lesson you will learn the To be verb in Spanish in past simple.
Conjugation of the To be verb in Spanish (SER)
The following are examples of common usage of the To be verb in Spanish in past simple, English and Portuguese.
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() I was I was a good soccer player |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Yo era Yo era un buen jugador de fútbol |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Eu era Eu era um bom jogador de futebol |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() I was not / I wasn’t I was not a good soccer player |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Yo no era Yo no era un buen jugador de fútbol |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Eu não era Eu não era um bom jogador de futebol |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was I? Was I a good soccer player? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Yo era? ¿Era un buen jugador de fútbol? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Eu era? Eu era um bom jogador de futebol? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() You were You were a singer |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Tú eras / Usted era Tú eras cantante |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Você era Você era um cantor |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() You were not / You weren’t You were not a singer |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Tú no eras / Usted no era Tú no eras cantante |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Você não era Você não era um cantor |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were you? Were you a singer? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Tú eras? /¿Usted era? ¿Eras cantante? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Você era? Você era um cantor? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() He was He was a journalist |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Él era Él era periodista |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ele era Ele era jornalista |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() He was not / He wasn’t He wasn’t a journalist |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Él no era Él no era periodista |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ele não era Ele não era jornalista |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was he? Was he a journalist? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Él era? ¿Él era periodista? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Ele era? Ele não era jornalista? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() She was She was a Spanish teacher |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ella era Ella era profesora de español |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ela era Ela era professora de espanho |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() She was not / She wasn’t She was not a Spanish teacher |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ella no era Ella no era profesora de español |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ela não era Ela não era professora de espanhol |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was she? Was she a Spanish teacher? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ella era? ¿Ella era profesora de español? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Ela era? Ela não professora de espanhol? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() It was It was a good book |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Era / Fue Fue un buen libro |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Era / Foi Foi um bom livro |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() It was not / It wasn’t It was not a good book |
Negativo ![]() ![]() No era / No fue No fue un buen libro |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Não era / Não foi Não foi um bom livro |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was it? Was it a good book? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿No era? ¿Fue? ¿Fue un buen libro? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Era? / Foi? Foi um bom livro? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() We were We were best friends |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Nosotros éramos / Nosotras éramos Nosotros éramos los mejores amigos |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Nós éramos Nós éramos os melhores amigos |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() We were not / We weren’t We were not best friends |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Nosotros no éramos / Nosotras no éramos Nosotros no éramos los mejores amigos |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Nós éramos Nós não éramos os melhores amigos |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were we? Were we best friends? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Nosotros éramos? / ¿Nosotras éramos? ¿Nosotros éramos los mejores amigos? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Nós éramos? Nós éramos os melhores amigos? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() You were You were scientists |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ustedes eran Ustedes eran científicos |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Vocês eram Vocês eram cientistas |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() You were not / You weren’t You were not scientists |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ustedes no eran Ustedes no eran científicos |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Vocês não eram Vocês não eram cientistas |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were you? Were you scientists? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ustedes eran? ¿Ustedes eran científicos? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Vocês eram? Vocês eram cientistas? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() They were They were basketball players |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ellos eran / Ellas eran Ellos eran jugadores de baloncesto |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Eles eram / Elas eram Eles eram jogadores de basquetebol |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() They were not / They weren’t They weren’t basketball players |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ellos no eran / Ellas no eran Ellos no eran jugadores de baloncesto |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Eles não eram / Elas não eram Eles não eram jogadores de basquetebol |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were they? Were they basketball players? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ellos eran? / ¿Ellas eran? ¿Ellos eran jugadores de baloncesto? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Eles eram? / Elas eram? Eles eram jogadores de basquetebol? |
To be verb conjugation (ESTAR)
The following are examples of common usage of the To be verb (ESTAR) in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() I was I was at home |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Yo estaba Yo estaba en casal |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Eu estava Eu estava em casa |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() I was not / I wasn’t I was not at home |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Yo no estaba Yo no estaba en casa |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Eu não estava Eu não estava em casa |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was I? Was I at home? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Yo estaba? ¿Yo estaba en casa? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Eu estava? Eu estava em casa? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() You were You were at the museum |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Tú estabas / Usted estaba Tú estabas en el museo |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Você estava Você estava no museu |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() You were not / You weren’t You were not at the museum |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Tú no estabas / Usted no estaba Tú estabas en el museo |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Você não estava Você não estava no museu |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were you? Were you at the museum? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Tú estabas? / ¿Usted estaba? ¿Tú estabas en el museo? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Você estava? Você estava no museu? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() He was He was in the park |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Él estaba Él estaba en el parque |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ele estava Ele estava no parque |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() He was not / He wasn’t He was not in the park |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Él no estaba Él no estaba en el parque |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ele não estava Ele não estava no parque |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was he? Was he in the park? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Él estaba? ¿Él estaba en el parque? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Ele estava? Ele não estava no parque? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() She was She was in the hospital |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ella estaba Ella estaba en el hospital |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ela estava Ela estava no hospital |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() She was not / She wasn’t She wasn’t in the hospital |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ella no estaba Ella no estaba en el hospital |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ela não estava Ela não estava no hospital |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was she? Was she in the hospital? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ella estaba? ¿Ella estaba en el hospital? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Ela estava? Ela estava no hospital? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() It was It was in the parking lot |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Él estaba / Ella estaba Él estaba en el parqueadero |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ele estava / Ela estava Ele estava no estacionamento |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() It was not / It wasn’t It wasn’t in the parking lot |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Él no estaba / Ella no estaba Él no estaba en el parqueadero |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ele não estava / Ela não estava Ele não estava no estacionamento |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Was it? Was it in the parking lot? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Él estaba? / ¿Ella estaba? ¿Él estaba en el parqueadero? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Ele estava / Ela estava? Ele estava no estacionamento? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() We were We were at the spa |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Nosotros estábamos / Nosotras estábamos Nosotras estábamos en el spa |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Nós estávamos Nós estávamos no spa |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() We were not / We weren’t We weren’t at the spa |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Nosotros no estábamos / Nosotras no estábamos Nosotras no estábamos en el spa |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Nós não estávamos Nós não estávamos no spa |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were we? Were we at the spa? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Nosotros estábamos? / ¿Nosotras estábamos? ¿Nosotras estábamos en el spa? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Nós estávamos? Nós estávamos no spa? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() You were You were in the studio |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ustedes estaban Ustedes estaban en el estudio |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Vocês estavam Vocês estavam no estúdio |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() You were not / You weren’t You were not in the studio |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ustedes no estaban Ustedes no estaban en el estudio |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Vocês não estavam Vocês não estavam no estúdio |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were you? Were you in the studio? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ustedes estaban? ¿Ustedes estaban en el estudio? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Vocês estavam? Vocês estavam no estúdio? |
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Positive / Positivo |
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Positive ![]() ![]() They were They were in the police station |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Ellos estaban / Ellas estaban Ellos estaban en la estación de policía |
Positivo ![]() ![]() Eles estavam / Elas estavam Eles estavam na delegacia de polícia |
Negative / Negativo |
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Negative ![]() ![]() They were not / They weren’t They weren’t in the police station |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Ellos no estaban / Ellas no estaban Ellos no estaban en la estación de policía |
Negativo ![]() ![]() Eles não estavam / Elas não estavam Eles não estavam na delegacia de polícia |
Question / Pregunta / Pergunta |
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Question ![]() ![]() Were they? Were they in the police station? |
Pregunta ![]() ![]() ¿Ellos estaban? / ¿Ellas estaban? ¿Ellos estaban en la estación de policía? |
Pergunta ![]() ![]() Eles estavam? / Elas estavam? Eles estavam na delegacia de polícia? |
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