Aprende a usar "wasn't" y "weren't" / "was not" y "were not" en Inglés👩🏻‍🏫 Inglés con Amor 63 ❤️

Added: 2026-05-29

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[00:02:15]Okay, everything is fine here. Thank you so much for being here. We're going to start right now and I'm going to show you the topic for today. Okay. Today we're going to work on lesson 63 and we're going to see the verb to be in past. We're going to learn how to use was and were in negative sentences.

[00:02:35]Okay. Okay, let's go, guys, let's study the verb "to be", but in the simple past tense. And in this case, you know that in the previous class we saw the simple past, but in the affirmative form, which was was and were. Now we're going to look at the negative form, which is was not and were not or wasn't and weren't, respectively.

[00:02:56]Okay. Well, let's see. Okay, let's see.

[00:03:00]So, guys, let's change the screen so I can explain.

[00:03:04]Okay, in this case we are going to work with this pronouns here and the other group these other pronouns. We have these four pronouns here, which will work with was not, while these ones here will work with were not. So, what does this mean?

[00:03:21]Uh, as I said a moment ago, it's the verb to be in the simple past tense. If in the present this means, for example, I am, then in the past it means I was. Now, the negation of I was or I was is I was not or I was not. Okay. Therefore, I was not means I was not or I was not there.

[00:03:47]As for the pronunciation it's easy, it's basically like an o. Was not, I was not, okay? I was not or I was not, for example, I was not a student, or I was not in my house. Very good. In the case of he utiliz, he is not or he is not. So, in the past tense, he was not, he wasn't or he wasn't there. Okay. As for she, she was not, in the present tense, she is not, which means she is, she is not, or she is not there. Whereas in the past she was not, she was not or she was not. Okay, next. It was not, which is not or was not there. In the past it was not. In negative terms, it was not. It wasn't or it wasn't there. Okay. Good. In the case of the plural we will use we were not, which is the past tense of we are not. In the present tense it means we are or we exist. But in the past tense, which is what we are seeing right now, it means we were not or we were not there. Okay. In this case, remember that it works for the singular and also for the plural.

[00:05:22]When you are singular, "you are not" means "you are not" or "you are not," while in the plural "you are not" or " you are not." Now, "you were not" means "you were not" or " you were not there." I'm talking about the past. And finally, they were not, which means in the present tense they are not, they are not or they are not there. Well, in the past tense they were not, they were not or they were not there. Okay? So, basically this is the same as the verb "to be" in the present tense, but now transformed into the past tense. And you will remember that in the present tense we used "was not" in contraction, we could say it as "wasn't", okay?

[00:06:11]Wasn't. While they weren't were n't. So those are the correct ways to contract both was not and were not. Okay, let's see here one more time in this case guys the same charge. So you can keep this in mind right so I don't want you to forget this part that's why we're going to see that again. Now if I say I was not repeat after me. I was not. I was not. He [snorted] was not. He was not.

[00:06:53]She was not.

[00:06:56]She was not.

[00:07:00]It was not.

[00:07:03]It was not.

[00:07:06]We were not.

[00:07:09]We were not.

[00:07:12]You were not. You were not.

[00:07:18]They were not.

[00:07:21]They were not.

[00:07:24]The meaning you want to see again wor.

[00:07:34]Okay, let's look at more examples next, but first I want to say thank you.

[00:07:40]Thank you so much. But first I want to remind you that this is the past of and we have two ways. Okay?

[00:07:50]Sorry, three ways in the present tense. Am, es are. In contrast, in the past tense, let's say it's easier because we only have two ways, which are was and were.

[00:07:59]And in negative form wasn't and weren.

[00:08:02]Okay. But remember, it all depends on the context, that is, on the complement if what you want to say is "to be" or "to be located," because it won't always be "to be" and it also wo n't always be "to be located." It all depends on the accessory. Okay, good. Now, let's see. Let's see longer examples. Alr, guys. Now, pay attention. In this case, we have the subject, the subject of your sentence, the verb to be, the famous verb to be. And there you have also the contraction. And I've also included contractions there, in case you weren't clear on that until a moment ago. Okay. Very good. So, if I say I was not, it's exactly the same as saying I wasn't, which I already told you a moment ago, which means I wasn't or I wasn't there.

[00:08:52]Okay. If you want, I can copy here. I was n't there or I wasn't present.

[00:09:01]Al right. So, we have two meanings, dosados.

[00:09:05]Okay. Okay, if I say you were not, it's exactly the same as saying you weren't. You were not is the same as saying you weren't, which in the second person singular means you were not or you were not there. Let's write here. You weren't or you weren't there because we are denying in the past tense. Okay. If I say he was not, it's the same as saying he wasn't. He was not or he wasn't. And that would be he wasn't or he wasn't there. It all depends on what it means, on the rest, on the complement. Okay, saying " she was not" is the same as saying "she wasn't".

[00:09:58]She was not. She wasn't. It's the same thing.

[00:10:01]Okay. And that means she wasn't there, or she wasn't present. She wasn't there.

[00:10:12]Okay. Good. When I say it, I mean it was not. And in contraction, it wasn't. It was not. It wasn't means it was n't or it wasn't there. Okay. It wasn't or it wasn't there. Okay, if I say we, we, were not, we were not or we were not. In contraction, we weren.

[00:10:38]Okay. We were not.

[00:10:43]Or maybe we weren't there.

[00:10:48]We weren't there. Okay, very good. It's there again, but you already know that " you" would be plural, that is, to say " you all." You were not, you were not, or you were not there. And here you weren't, the same, but in contraction.

[00:11:08]Okay. You, not you, but you were not or also you were not there. They weren't there. Okay. Very good. And finally we have the third person plural, that is, they, they were not, they were not or they were not. And in contraction, they weren't, which also means the same thing. Okay. They were not or they were not there. They weren't there.

[00:11:44]Now I have added here, if you notice, a little word which is tired. Tired, by the way, means tired. Tired, tired for everyone really. So, if I say I wasn't tired, it means I wasn't tired.

[00:12:04]Well, if a woman says it, it's "I wasn't tired." If a man says it, then it means I wasn't tired. OK.

[00:12:10]Whoever says so. Ah, you were tired. You weren't tired. Okay. He wasn't tired.

[00:12:22]He wasn't tired.

[00:12:26]She wasn't tired.

[00:12:30]She wasn't tired.

[00:12:35]wasn't tired. I wasn't tired.

[00:12:40]Okay. We were tired. We weren't tired.

[00:12:49]You were tired.

[00:12:52]You weren't tired.

[00:12:56]They were tired. They weren't tired. If you noticed, I 've translated everything as 'to be', not as 'to be', because it wouldn't make much sense. Okay.

[00:13:09]So, it depends on the context. Okay, let's look at those examples one last time so you can repeat them after me.

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[00:13:22]Throughout the entire time, I want the little hearts to appear, unfolding from the bottom up. Alr. Yes. Correct. Now let's see. Repeat after me last time. I was not tired.

[00:13:38]I wasn't tired.

[00:13:43]You were not tired.

[00:13:47]You were tired.

[00:13:52]He was not tired.

[00:13:56][snort] wasn't tired.

[00:14:01]She was not tired.

[00:14:05]She wasn't tired.

[00:14:09]Et was not tired. I wasn't tired.

[00:14:17]We were not tired.

[00:14:22]were tired.

[00:14:26]You were not tired.

[00:14:30]You weren't tired.

[00:14:34]They were not tired.

[00:14:38]They weren't tired. Alr. Okay, guys.

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[00:15:25]Okay. Thank you. Well, the first example in this cases I was not at a home yesterday. What does that mean? I wasn't home yesterday. That's why I need you to realize that in some cases it means to be and in other cases it means to be present. Because?

[00:15:47]Because it wouldn't make any sense for me to say, "I wasn't home yesterday." I mean, who talks like that? Nobody, right? I wasn't home yesterday. What's that? No.

[00:15:57]So, I was not at home yesterday.

[00:16:00]I wasn't home yesterday. Correct. Very good. As for the pronunciation, well, this will be "I was not at home yesterday".

[00:16:18]Yesterday.

[00:16:20]Okay. I put it in parentheses because I know there are always new followers, so they might suddenly need help with pronunciation, so they can see it there.

[00:16:28]Okay, very good. Repeat after me. I was not at home yesterday.

[00:16:36]Once again, I was not at home yesterday.

[00:16:44]Okay, in this case I can use the contraction to say exactly the same thing and it would be I wasn't at home yesterday. Which one do you prefer? the full form or the contracted form. That will depend entirely on you, but both are correct. I wasn't at home yesterday. I do want to tell you that, for example, when it's written language, like if you're taking an exam or applying for a position, you can write in full, but when you're using spoken language, that is, in everyday communication, then you can use the famous contractions. Okay? Good.

[00:17:26]Repeat after me. I wasn't at home and I wasn't at home yesterday. Very good. In the following case we have you were not busy. That means you weren't busy. Because if you think about it, it doesn't make sense for me to say you weren't busy. No, you weren't busy. Yes, that makes sense. As for the pronunciation, it's you were not BC.

[00:17:59]Okay, very good. And in contraction we would say you were busy. You weren't busy.

[00:18:10]Okay, they both mean the same thing, that is, you weren't busy. Ready. Repeat after me. You were not busy.

[00:18:22]You were not busy.

[00:18:25]You weren't busy.

[00:18:29]You weren't busy. Next one. She was not happy with him. This means she wasn't happy with him. Okay. She wasn't happy with him. As for the pronunciation, it will be "she was not happy with him".

[00:18:57]Okay. And remember that I can express the same thing in contraction and say she wasn't happy with him.

[00:19:14]Okay, very good. Repeat after me.

[00:19:17]She wasn't happy with him. Once again, she wasn't happy with him.

[00:19:27]So, as you can see, in some cases this will mean 'was' or 'was,' and as we are seeing the negation, it means 'was not' or 'was not.' Okay. Alr.

[00:19:38]Well, let's see, guys. What else do we have here?

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[00:19:54]Remember that we have a goal there of five super stickers on YouTube. Okay, thank you guys. Well, now let's see more examples. I mean the same examples, but right now we're going to pay attention to the contractions one more time. Last time that repeats. Okay, this is the last time we repeat these examples, guys, so they look super expensive. I was not at home yesterday.

[00:20:19]I wasn't at home yesterday. Same thing.

[00:20:24]Yes, it's the same thing, of course. Next one. You were not busy.

[00:20:32]It's the same as you weren't busy. Okay.

[00:20:39]You were not busy. You weren't busy.

[00:20:44]Next one. She was not happy with him. It is equal to she wasn't happy with him.

[00:20:53]She was not happy with him or she wasn't happy with him.

[00:20:59]Well, it's time to continue with other examples. But guys, before we continue with the next examples, like the broadcast and don't forget those of you who are new here to follow me because we're giving classes every day at this same time.

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[00:21:27]Well, it's time to continue. Now, let's see more examples. Okay, good. If I say "it was not an expensive restaurant," I'm saying it wasn't an expensive restaurant. I can use the contraction, of course, and I can say " it wasn't an expensive restaurant." As for the pronunciation, it will be "it was not an expensive restaurant."

[00:22:01]Okay. And as for the contraction, well, it's similar to "it wasn't." It only changes here. "It wasn't an expensive restaurant." "Restaurant."

[00:22:15]Okay. Very good. Repeat [clears throat] after me. Okay. It was not an expensive restaurant.

[00:22:24]It wasn't an inexpensive restaurant.

[00:22:30]Okay. Next one.

[00:22:34]We were not tired after the party. That is, we weren't tired after the party. This would be pronounced "we were not tired after the party."

[00:22:55]And in contraction, this would be "we weren tired after the party." It's the same thing.

[00:23:03]We weren't tired after the party, just with the contraction.

[00:23:12]Okay. Well, after me. Repeat both examples after me. Okay. We were not tired after the party.

[00:23:25]We weren't tired after the Potty. Yes.

[00:23:32]Next one. They were not in the hospital.

[00:23:37]That means they weren't in the hospital, and in a contracted form we would say they weren't in the hospital. This would be they were not in the hospital.

[00:24:00]Hospital.

[00:24:02]And in a contraction, they were n't in the hospital.

[00:24:13]Hospital. Okay, very good. Repeat both examples after me because they mean the same thing. Okay. Ah, they were not in the hospital.

[00:24:26]They were not in the hospital.

[00:24:31]They weren't in the hospital.

[00:24:35]They weren't in the hospital.

[00:24:39]Yes.

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[00:25:13]Okay. If I say it was not an expensive restaurant, I'm saying, it wasn't a restaurant It was not an expensive restaurant. Or, in a contracted form, it wasn't an expensive restaurant.

[00:25:33]Both options are the same. Okay. We were not tired after the party. Same thing. Okay.

[00:25:50]The last example we have here is they were not in the hospital. Oh, they weren't in the hospital. Okay, let's see the exercises. Okay, guys. Let's see the exercises that we have prepared for you.

[00:26:14]Let's complete the following sentences with was n't and weren't.

[00:26:25]Okay. For example, in number one, guys, if I have you and eh as a complement, hungry, what should we put? It's super easy. You wasn't or you weren? What do you think?

[00:26:41]Hm. On my day. Write your answers here.

[00:26:44]Write your answer, guys, in the chat. Yes, of Of course. You weren't hungry. What does that mean? You weren't hungry. That is, you weren't hungry. Okay. But it literally means that, you weren't hungry.

[00:26:59]Very good. Repeat after me. You weren't hungry. One more time. You weren't hungry. You weren't hungry.

[00:27:09]Next one. They were in the school. They were in the school.

[00:27:18]So, what do you think? Wen or weren't hungry, right? Of course, the correct answer is they weren't in the school. That is, they weren't in the school. Repeat after me. They weren in the school.

[00:27:36]One more time, they weren't in the school.

[00:27:41]They weren't in the school. Next one.

[00:27:44]Number ill. So, what's missing there? I [clears throat] the correct answer here is I was an, that is, I wasn't sick. Okay.

[00:28:02]Remember that's the synonym for sick.

[00:28:05]Okay, repeat after me. I wasn't ill. One more time. I wasn't ill. Next one. Number four. We were tired.

[00:28:20]We were tired. What's that? Wasn't or weren?

[00:28:25]It's easy, right? Yes. We weren tired. That is, we weren't tired. Repeat. We weren tired. One more time. We were tired.

[00:28:42]Yes. Number five. My father [clears throat] sat. So what's missing there? While it's true it doesn't say I, you, he, you can interpret and infer that my father is he, right? Therefore, my father wasn't sad. That is, my father wasn't sad. Okay, repeat after me. My father was some sad. Next one. The computer.

[00:29:16]Old.

[00:29:18]So, what do you think? The computer. In your mind, what are you going to replace " computer" with? In your mind, you're going to replace " the computer" with "it computer wasn't old."

[00:29:30]The computer wasn't old because it was n't old. Right. Okay. Repeat. The computer wasn't old. Also, remember that when talking about a single thing, it's always the third person.

[00:29:44]Very good. Following. He at his friend's house last night.

[00:29:51]He at his friend's house last night. What will it be there?

[00:29:59]Say he wasn't at his friend's house last night. I mean, he wasn't at his friend's house last night. Okay. He wasn't at house last night. Yes. Next one. Number eight. My sister ready.

[00:30:23]Yes.

[00:30:29]My sister wasn't ready for the test. I mean, my sister was not ready for the test, for the exam. Okay. Repeat after me. My sister wasn't ready for the test. My sister wasn't ready for the test. Next one. They in Portugal last year. They in Portugal last year. So, what's the great answer? They weren't right.

[00:31:02]Excellent. They weren't in Portugal last year. I mean, they weren't in Portugal last year. Okay. They were in Portugal last year.

[00:31:17]Thank you. Next one. I school last Monday. So what is the correct answer guys? I wasn't w. What do you think?

[00:31:33]Yes. Alr. Good. I wasn't at a school last Monday. So, I wasn't at school last Monday. Okay. Repeat. I wasn't at school last Monday. I wasn't at a school last Monday.

[00:31:54]So, we already know that the verb "to be" in the present tense is formed in three ways: with am, and isive.

[00:32:04]However, when it comes to the simple past, we're going to work with " was" and "were," respectively.

[00:32:14]Now, to make the negative, I'm going to say in the present tense: I not, you are not, he is not.

[00:32:30]On the other hand, in the past tense, we're going to say: I was not, you were not, he was not, she was not, it was not, we were not, they were not. Okay, that's how easy it is, guys, to work with the simple past tense in English. Very good, everyone.

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