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Grammatikajuhend

Avaliku grammatikajuhendi marsruutimine on lokaliseeritud sisu jaoks valmis.

A1 Beginner English grammatika

Lihtminevik verbist "olema"

Mis see on?

Verbi to be lihtminevikuvormid on was ja were.

Kasuta was järgmistega:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

Kasuta were järgmistega:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Näited:

  • I was tired.
  • She was at home.
  • We were busy.
  • They were happy.

Eitavad vormid on was not ja were not.

Levinud lühivormid on:

  • was not → wasn’t
  • were not → weren’t

Millal kasutada

Kasuta verbi to be lihtminevikku, et rääkida:

  • mineviku seisunditest: I was tired.
  • mineviku tunnetest: She was nervous.
  • mineviku asukohtadest: They were at school.
  • mineviku vanusest: He was ten years old.
  • mineviku kirjeldustest: The room was small.
  • mineviku olukordadest: We were very busy.
  • mineviku kuupäevadest ja kellaaegadest: It was Monday.

Struktuur

Jaatavad laused

Alus Vorm Näide
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Struktuur:

alus + was/were + öeldis

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Eitavad laused

Alus Täisvorm Lühivorm
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Struktuur:

alus + was not/were not + öeldis

  • I wasn’t hungry.
  • They weren’t ready.

Küsimused

Struktuur:

Was/Were + alus + öeldis?

  • Was she at home?
  • Were they tired?
  • Were you busy?

Lühivastused

  • 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.

Näited

  1. I was very tired yesterday.
  2. She was at the office this morning.
  3. He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
  4. It was cold last night.
  5. We were happy with the result.
  6. You were very quiet yesterday.
  7. They weren’t at home.
  8. Was your brother at school?
  9. Were the shops open?
  10. Where were you last weekend?

Erandid

Kasuta were asemel was mõnes formaalses või ebareaalses väljendis koos I, he, she või it.

  • If I were you, I would wait.
  • I wish she were here.

Mitteametlikus inglise keeles kasutatakse nendes väljendites mõnikord was, kuid were on standardvorm.

Levinud vead

  1. Vale: I were tired yesterday. Õige: I was tired yesterday. Selgitus: Kasuta was koos I-ga.

  2. Vale: They was at home. Õige: They were at home. Selgitus: Kasuta were koos they-ga.

  3. Vale: She didn’t be happy. Õige: She wasn’t happy. Selgitus: Ära kasuta didn’t koos verbi to be lihtminevikuga.

  4. Vale: Did he was at work? Õige: Was he at work? Selgitus: Ära kasuta did küsimustes koos was või were.

  5. Vale: We wasn’t ready. Õige: We weren’t ready. Selgitus: Kasuta weren’t koos we-ga.

  6. Vale: Were she at school? Õige: Was she at school? Selgitus: Kasuta was koos she-ga.

  7. Vale: I was not at home? Õige: Was I not at home? Selgitus: Küsimuse moodustamiseks pane was aluse ette.

  8. Vale: They were not tired? Õige: Weren’t they tired? Selgitus: Küsimustes aseta were või weren’t aluse ette.