Exercícios de gramática › Past Simple Tense with "was/were"
Was e were: perguntas com palavra interrogativa
450 exercícios de lacuna, 45 testes de dez
Primeiro a palavra interrogativa, depois was ou were, depois o sujeito.
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A ordem de sempre
Três lugares: palavra interrogativa — was ou were — sujeito.
Why was the road closed?
O verbo concorda com o sujeito que vem depois, então olhe adiante: Where was the key? mas Where were the keys?
who was e what was
Quando who ou what é o sujeito, a ordem não muda, porque não há com o que trocar:
- Who was driving?
- What was the noise?
Eles levam was mesmo se a resposta acabar sendo plural.
How was it
How was it? é a maneira padrão de perguntar por uma experiência encerrada — uma viagem, uma prova, uma refeição. A resposta é um julgamento, não um relato dos fatos.
Compare com What was it like?, que pede mais detalhe.
Medidas
A palavra interrogativa leva um adjetivo ou much direto:
How long was the queue? How old were they? How much was the bill?
Todas as formas
| Palavra interrogativa | Exemplo | Pergunta sobre |
|---|---|---|
| What | What was the problem? | a coisa |
| Where | Where were you? | o lugar |
| When | When was the meeting? | a hora |
| Why | Why were they angry? | o motivo |
| How | How was the journey? | a impressão |
| How long | How long was the film? | a duração |
| Who | Who was at the door? | a pessoa |
Exemplos
Tirados das 450 frases deste exercício. A resposta está destacada.
- What was the price of the book at the bookstore?
- Where were your friends staying during their visit?
- How did you manage to solve the problem?
- What was the reason for the cancelation of the event?
- Where were Peter and his family last weekend?
- How did they get to school this morning?
- How was your family reacting to the news?
- Where were your sister and her friends on vacation?
- When did the train arrive at the station?
- What was the main topic of discussion at the conference?
- Where were Maria and Mike when you saw them?
- When did you last visit your grandparents?
Erros a evitar
Errado: Where did you were? certo: Where were you?
Did nunca se junta a was ou were, com palavra interrogativa ou sem.
Errado: How was the tickets? certo: How much were the tickets?
Tickets é plural, então were — e o preço se pergunta com how much.