Verb to be (SER/ESTAR) I was - Eu era/ Eu estava You were - Você era / Você estava He was - Ele era / Ele estava She was - Ela era / Ela estava It was - Ele/Ela era / Ele/Ela estava We were - Nós éramos / Nós estávamos They Were - Eles/Elas eram /Eles/Elas estavam Interrogative form To be + Sujeito + Complemento da frase + ? Was he Well? Were you ok? Negative form Sujeito + to be + not + complemento da frase. I was not rich.