Verb To be (Simple Past)

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Verb To be (Simple Past)

• Haver (Existir)

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Present Past
Affirmative form There is a nation called
Brazil There was a man called Cabral
There are some Indians there now There were
Indians in Brazil in 1500
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Present Past

• Negative form
• There is not (There isnt) There was not
  (There wasnt)
• There are not (There arent) There were not
  (There werent)

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Present Past

• Interrogative form Is there...?
  Was there...? Are there...?
  Were There...?
• Was there a monarchy in the history of
  Brazil? Yes, there was
• Were there flowers in the garden. No,
  there werent

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• Short answers Yes, there is/are Yes,
  there was/were
• No, there isnt/arent No, there
  wasnt/werent