Día 90 · Reto: "Where were you yesterday?"
⏱️ Duración total: ~3 h 15 min — Clase 60 min · Ejercicios 60 min · Reto 60 min · Quiz ~15 min. Puedes dividirlo en varias sesiones el mismo día.
🎯 Objetivo del día
Al terminar podrás:
- Integrar afirmativo, negativo y preguntas del pasado de to be en un texto coherente.
- Narrar un día completo del pasado situando lugares y horas con was/were.
- Hacer y responder preguntas WH y yes/no sobre el pasado reciente.
- Autoevaluar tu producción con una rúbrica clara.
📖 Clase (60 min)
Introducción y contexto
Hoy no hay gramática nueva: es un día de consolidación activa. Llevas cinco días construyendo el sistema del pasado de to be (afirmativo, negativo, preguntas yes/no, preguntas WH, fechas y marcadores). Hoy lo pones todo junto en un proyecto comunicativo realista: contar dónde estabas ayer y conversar sobre ello. Esta clase repasa el sistema completo de forma compacta y te da un modelo de texto que imitarás en el reto.
Repaso integrado del pasado de to be
El sistema completo en una tabla:
| I / He / She / It | You / We / They | |
|---|---|---|
| Afirmativo | was | were |
| Negativo | wasn't | weren't |
| Pregunta | Was …? | Were …? |
| Short answer + | Yes, … was. | Yes, … were. |
| Short answer − | No, … wasn't. | No, … weren't. |
Preguntas WH: Where/When/Why/How/Who/What + was/were + sujeto? Where were you? / Why was she late? / How was it? / Who was there?
Marcadores de tiempo: yesterday, last night/week, two days ago, in May, at 7 o'clock, when I was a child.
Vocabulario clave (un día completo)
| English | Pronunciación aprox. | Español |
|---|---|---|
| in the morning | in de mórning | por la mañana |
| in the afternoon | in di afternún | por la tarde |
| in the evening | in di ívning | al anochecer |
| at noon | at nun | al mediodía |
| at midnight | at mídnait | a medianoche |
| early | érli | temprano |
| late | léit | tarde |
| at work | at uérk | en el trabajo |
| at school | at skul | en la escuela |
| at home | at jóum | en casa |
| downtown | dáuntaun | en el centro |
| on the bus | on de bas | en el autobús |
| busy | bísi | ocupado/a |
| free | fri | libre |
| asleep | aslíp | dormido/a |
| awake | euéik | despierto/a |
| alone | alóun | solo/a |
| in a hurry | in a jári | con prisa |
Modelo de texto: "My day yesterday"
Yesterday was a busy day. In the morning, I was at home. I wasn't very happy because I was tired. At 9 o'clock, I was on the bus to work. The bus was crowded and it was late. At work, I was in a long meeting. It wasn't interesting. At lunchtime, I was with my colleagues. We were in a small café near the office. The food was good. In the afternoon, I was busy, but in the evening I was free. I was at the gym at 7. It was a good workout. At night, I was at home again. I was very tired, but it wasn't a bad day.
Traducción: Ayer fue un día ocupado. Por la mañana estaba en casa. No estaba muy contento porque estaba cansado. A las 9 estaba en el autobús al trabajo. El autobús estaba lleno y llegaba tarde. En el trabajo estuve en una reunión larga. No fue interesante. A la hora de comer estuve con mis compañeros. Estábamos en una cafetería pequeña cerca de la oficina. La comida estaba buena. Por la tarde estuve ocupado, pero por la noche estuve libre. Estuve en el gimnasio a las 7. Fue un buen entrenamiento. De noche estaba en casa otra vez. Estaba muy cansado, pero no fue un mal día.
Fíjate cómo el modelo combina afirmativo (I was at home), negativo (I wasn't happy, it wasn't a bad day), marcadores de tiempo (in the morning, at 9 o'clock, at night) y descripciones (it was crowded, the food was good).
Errores comunes a vigilar en el reto
- ✗ I was go to work. → ✓ I was at work / I went to work (todavía no usamos pasado de otros verbos: quédate con was/were + lugar/adjetivo).
- ✗ I didn't was free. → ✓ I wasn't free.
- ✗ Where I was? → ✓ Where was I?
- ✗ Yesterday I am tired. → ✓ Yesterday I was tired.
- ✗ In the night → ✓ at night (pero sí in the evening).
✍️ Ejercicios (60 min)
Bloque 1 — Completa el texto con was/wasn't/were/weren't (12 min)
Last Saturday (1)___ a great day. In the morning I (2)___ at home with my family. We (3)___ very relaxed. At noon we (4)___ at a restaurant. The food (5)___ delicious. In the afternoon my brother (6)___ tired, so he (7)___ at the park with us. There (8)___ many people at the lake. It (9)___ a perfect day.
Bloque 2 — Ordena las palabras (8 min)
- morning / I / at / was / the / home / in
- weren't / We / at / work / yesterday
- you / Where / last / were / night ?
- was / The / late / bus
- there / Were / many / people ?
Bloque 3 — Preguntas y short answers (8 min)
Escribe la pregunta y la short answer (signo entre paréntesis).
- ___ you at home yesterday? (+)
- ___ the film good? (−)
- ___ they at the party? (+)
- ___ she at work? (−)
- ___ there a problem? (+)
Bloque 4 — Traducción Español → Inglés (10 min)
- Ayer fue un día ocupado.
- Por la mañana estaba en casa.
- No estábamos en el trabajo.
- ¿Dónde estabas anoche?
- Había mucha gente en el parque.
- No fue un mal día.
Bloque 5 — Forma preguntas WH (la respuesta está subrayada) (8 min)
- I was at the office. (Where)
- The meeting was at 10. (When)
- I was tired because there was no coffee. (Why)
- The day was great. (How)
- My colleagues were with me. (Who)
Bloque 6 — Corrige los errores del párrafo (6 min)
Yesterday I am very busy. In the morning I were at work. The meeting wasn't no interesting. At lunch I didn't was free. Where I was in the evening? At the gym.
Bloque 7 — Producción escrita (8 min)
Escribe tu propio párrafo "My day yesterday" (8–10 frases) siguiendo el modelo: mañana, mediodía, tarde, noche, con afirmativos, al menos 2 negativos y 1 descripción de lugar.
Ver soluciones
B1: 1. was 2. was 3. were 4. were 5. was 6. wasn't 7. was 8. were 9. was B2: 1. In the morning I was at home. 2. We weren't at work yesterday. 3. Where were you last night? 4. The bus was late. 5. Were there many people? B3: 1. Were you at home yesterday? Yes, I was. 2. Was the film good? No, it wasn't. 3. Were they at the party? Yes, they were. 4. Was she at work? No, she wasn't. 5. Was there a problem? Yes, there was. B4: 1. Yesterday was a busy day. 2. In the morning I was at home. 3. We weren't at work. 4. Where were you last night? 5. There were a lot of / many people in the park. 6. It wasn't a bad day. B5: 1. Where were you? 2. When was the meeting? 3. Why were you tired? 4. How was the day? 5. Who was with you? B6: Yesterday I was very busy. In the morning I was at work. The meeting wasn't interesting. At lunch I wasn't free. Where was I in the evening? At the gym. B7: Respuesta libre. Modelo: Yesterday was a quiet day. In the morning I was at home. I wasn't very busy. At noon I was at a café with a friend. The coffee was great. In the afternoon I was at the library. It wasn't crowded. In the evening I was at home. I was tired but happy. It was a good day.
🚀 Reto del día (60 min)
Proyecto "Where were you yesterday?" — Narración + mini-entrevista grabada.
Pasos:
- (15 min) Planifica. Divide el día de ayer en 5 momentos (mañana, mediodía, tarde, anochecer, noche). Apunta dónde estabas, con quién y cómo te sentías en cada uno.
- (15 min) Escribe un párrafo de 10–12 frases siguiendo el modelo de la clase: usa afirmativos, al menos 3 negativos, marcadores de tiempo (in the morning, at 8, at night) y 2 descripciones.
- (15 min) Añade una mini-entrevista: escribe 5 preguntas (3 WH + 2 yes/no) que un compañero te haría sobre tu día, con tus respuestas (short answers + frase).
- (15 min) Grábate leyendo el párrafo y luego el diálogo de preguntas y respuestas (2,5–3 min total). Escúchate y corrige: ¿was/were bien? ¿negativos sin didn't? ¿short answers naturales? Regraba si hace falta.
Rúbrica de autoevaluación (0–10):
- Afirmativo was/were correcto (2 pts)
- Negativo wasn't/weren't sin didn't (2 pts)
- Preguntas (WH y yes/no) bien formadas (2 pts)
- Marcadores de tiempo adecuados (2 pts)
- Coherencia del relato y fluidez en audio (2 pts)
Meta: 8/10 o más. Si sacas menos, repite los pasos 3–4.
✅ Quiz (~15 min)
- "Yesterday ___ a busy day." (was/were) → ___
- "We ___ at work." (negativo) → ___
- Pregunta de "You were at home": ___
- Short answer "−": Was it good? → ___
- ¿in the night o at night? ___
- Traduce: "Había mucha gente."
- Corrige: "Yesterday I am tired."
- WH para "¿por qué estabas cansado?": ___
- Corrige: "I didn't was free."
- Traduce: "No fue un mal día."
Ver respuestas
- was 2. weren't 3. Were you at home? 4. No, it wasn't. 5. at night 6. There were a lot of / many people. 7. Yesterday I was tired. 8. Why were you tired? 9. I wasn't free. 10. It wasn't a bad day.
📚 Recursos
- BBC Learning English – "Talking about the past (was/were)": https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
- British Council LearnEnglish – Past simple be practice: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
- YouTube – English with Lucy: "Past simple of BE – full lesson".
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Mañana es día de repaso de toda la Semana 13: consolidaremos el pasado de to be con un test integrador antes de pasar al pasado simple regular.
Quiz
Q "Yesterday ___ a busy day."
* was
- were
- is
Q "We ___ at work." (negativo)
* weren't
- wasn't
- didn't
Q ¿*in the night* o *at night*?
* at night
- in the night
- on night
Q Corrige: "Yesterday I am tired."
* Yesterday I was tired.
- Yesterday I am tired.
- Yesterday I were tired.