were
Traducción
éramos, erais, eran, estabas
Ejemplos
They were happy.
Ellos estaban felices.
We were at home.
Estábamos en casa.
You were running.
Estabas corriendo.
If I were you, I would go.
Si yo fuera tú, iría.
Patrones gramaticales
((sujeto)) were ((adjetivo/sustantivo)) para describir un estado pasado. They were students.
((sujeto)) were ((frase preposicional)) para indicar una ubicación pasada. We were at the station.
((sujeto)) were ((verbo en -ing)) para formar el pasado continuo. You were talking.
If ((sujeto)) were... para expresar una situación hipotética. If I were you, I'd rest.
Palabras similares
Etimología
Del inglés antiguo 'wǣron', la forma del pasado plural y subjuntivo del verbo 'to be'.
Consejos de memorización
Usa 'were' para sujetos en plural (we, they) y 'you' en tiempo pasado. También se usa en cláusulas hipotéticas con 'if': 'If I were...'