ما هو؟
صيغ الماضي البسيط من to be هي was و were.
استخدم was مع:
- I
- he
- she
- it
استخدم were مع:
- you
- we
- they
أمثلة:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
صيغ النفي هي was not و were not.
الصيغ المختصرة الشائعة هي:
- was not ← wasn’t
- were not ← weren’t
متى تستخدم
استخدم الماضي البسيط من to be للحديث عن:
- حالات في الماضي: I was tired.
- مشاعر في الماضي: She was nervous.
- أماكن في الماضي: They were at school.
- أعمار في الماضي: He was ten years old.
- أوصاف في الماضي: The room was small.
- مواقف في الماضي: We were very busy.
- تواريخ وأوقات في الماضي: It was Monday.
البنية
الجمل المثبتة
| الفاعل | الصيغة | مثال |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
البنية:
الفاعل + was/were + المتمم
- He was tired.
- We were late.
الجمل المنفية
| الفاعل | الصيغة الكاملة | الصيغة المختصرة |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
البنية:
الفاعل + was not/were not + المتمم
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
الأسئلة
البنية:
Was/Were + الفاعل + المتمم؟
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
الإجابات القصيرة
- Was he late? — Yes, he was.
- Was she tired? — No, she wasn’t.
- Were they at school? — Yes, they were.
- Were you busy? — No, I wasn’t.
أمثلة
- I was very tired yesterday.
- She was at the office this morning.
- He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
- It was cold last night.
- We were happy with the result.
- You were very quiet yesterday.
- They weren’t at home.
- Was your brother at school?
- Were the shops open?
- Where were you last weekend?
استثناءات
استخدم were بدلاً من was في بعض التعبيرات الرسمية أو غير الواقعية مع I، he، she، أو it.
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
في اللغة الإنجليزية غير الرسمية، يُستخدم was أحيانًا في هذه التعبيرات، لكن were هي الصيغة القياسية.
أخطاء شائعة
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خطأ: I were tired yesterday. صواب: I was tired yesterday. الشرح: استخدم was مع I.
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خطأ: They was at home. صواب: They were at home. الشرح: استخدم were مع they.
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خطأ: She didn’t be happy. صواب: She wasn’t happy. الشرح: لا تستخدم didn’t مع الماضي البسيط من to be.
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خطأ: Did he was at work? صواب: Was he at work? الشرح: لا تستخدم did في الأسئلة مع was أو were.
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خطأ: We wasn’t ready. صواب: We weren’t ready. الشرح: استخدم weren’t مع we.
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خطأ: Were she at school? صواب: Was she at school? الشرح: استخدم was مع she.
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خطأ: I was not at home? صواب: Was I not at home? الشرح: ضع was قبل الفاعل لتكوين سؤال.
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خطأ: They were not tired? صواب: Weren’t they tired? الشرح: في الأسئلة، ضع were أو weren’t قبل الفاعل.