Qual das frases abaixo usa corretamente o verbo "to be" no passado (was/were)?
(A) -
david were very happy to see his friends.
(B) -
the students was studying for the test all night.
(C) -
i was went to the park yesterday.
(D) -
they were not at home last week.
(E) -
she was sleep when i called her.
Explicação
A frase (d) "they were not at home last week" usa corretamente o verbo "to be" no passado (were) para concordar com o sujeito plural "they".
Análise das alternativas
- (a): "david were very happy to see his friends" está incorreta porque o sujeito é singular (david) e deve concordar com o verbo "was".
- (b): "the students was studying for the test all night" está incorreta porque o sujeito é plural (the students) e deve concordar com o verbo "were".
- (c): "i was went to the park yesterday" está incorreta porque há uma redundância do verbo "to go" (went) e o uso correto seria "i went to the park yesterday".
- (d): "they were not at home last week" está correta porque usa o verbo "to be" no passado (were) para concordar com o sujeito plural "they".
- (e): "she was sleep when i called her" está incorreta porque o verbo correto para "dormir" no passado é "slept" e não "was sleep".
Conclusão
O uso correto do verbo "to be" no passado (was/were) é essencial para concordar com o sujeito e indicar que a ação ou estado ocorreu em um tempo anterior ao presente.