Какво е това?
Формите за минало просто време на to be са was и were.
Използвайте was с:
- I
- he
- she
- it
Използвайте were с:
- you
- we
- they
Примери:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
Отрицателните форми са was not и were not.
Обичайните кратки форми са:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
Кога да се използва
Използвайте минало просто време на to be, за да говорите за:
- минали състояния: I was tired.
- минали чувства: She was nervous.
- минали местоположения: They were at school.
- минали възрасти: He was ten years old.
- минали описания: The room was small.
- минали ситуации: We were very busy.
- минали дати и часове: It was Monday.
Структура
Положителни изречения
| Подлог | Форма | Пример |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
Структура:
подлог + was/were + допълнение
- He was tired.
- We were late.
Отрицателни изречения
| Подлог | Пълна форма | Кратка форма |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
Структура:
подлог + was not/were not + допълнение
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
Въпроси
Структура:
Was/Were + подлог + допълнение?
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
Кратки отговори
- 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.
Примери
- 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?
Изключения
Използвайте were вместо was в някои формални или нереални изрази с I, he, she или it.
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
В неформалния английски was понякога се използва в тези изрази, но were е стандартната форма.
Често срещани грешки
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Неправилно: I were tired yesterday. Правилно: I was tired yesterday. Обяснение: Използвайте was с I.
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Неправилно: They was at home. Правилно: They were at home. Обяснение: Използвайте were с they.
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Неправилно: She didn’t be happy. Правилно: She wasn’t happy. Обяснение: Не използвайте didn’t с минало просто време на to be.
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Неправилно: Did he was at work? Правилно: Was he at work? Обяснение: Не използвайте did във въпроси с was или were.
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Неправилно: We wasn’t ready. Правилно: We weren’t ready. Обяснение: Използвайте weren’t с we.
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Неправилно: Were she at school? Правилно: Was she at school? Обяснение: Използвайте was с she.
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Неправилно: I was not at home? Правилно: Was I not at home? Обяснение: Поставете was пред подлога, за да образувате въпрос.
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Неправилно: They were not tired? Правилно: Weren’t they tired? Обяснение: При въпроси поставете were или weren’t пред подлога.