מה זה?
צורות העבר הפשוט של to be הן was ו-were.
משתמשים ב-was עם:
- I
- he
- she
- it
משתמשים ב-were עם:
- you
- we
- they
דוגמאות:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
צורות השלילה הן was not ו-were not.
הצורות הקצרות הנפוצות הן:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
מתי משתמשים
משתמשים בעבר הפשוט של to be כדי לדבר על:
- מצבים בעבר: I was tired.
- רגשות בעבר: She was nervous.
- מקומות בעבר: They were at school.
- גילאים בעבר: He was ten years old.
- תיאורים בעבר: The room was small.
- מצבים בעבר: We were very busy.
- תאריכים וזמנים בעבר: It was Monday.
מבנה
משפטי חיוב
| נושא | צורה | דוגמה |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
מבנה:
נושא + was/were + משלים
- He was tired.
- We were late.
משפטי שלילה
| נושא | צורה מלאה | צורה קצרה |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
מבנה:
נושא + was not/were not + משלים
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
שאלות
מבנה:
Was/Were + נושא + משלים?
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
תשובות קצרות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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?
חריגים
משתמשים ב-were במקום was בביטויים פורמליים או לא-מציאותיים מסוימים עם I, he, she או it.
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
באנגלית לא רשמית, לפעמים משתמשים ב-was בביטויים אלה, אבל were היא הצורה התקנית.
טעויות נפוצות
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לא נכון: I were tired yesterday. נכון: I was tired yesterday. הסבר: משתמשים ב-was עם I.
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לא נכון: They was at home. נכון: They were at home. הסבר: משתמשים ב-were עם they.
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לא נכון: She didn’t be happy. נכון: She wasn’t happy. הסבר: אין להשתמש ב-didn’t עם עבר פשוט של to be.
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לא נכון: Did he was at work? נכון: Was he at work? הסבר: אין להשתמש ב-did בשאלות עם was או were.
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לא נכון: We wasn’t ready. נכון: We weren’t ready. הסבר: משתמשים ב-weren’t עם we.
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לא נכון: Were she at school? נכון: Was she at school? הסבר: משתמשים ב-was עם she.
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לא נכון: I was not at home? נכון: Was I not at home? הסבר: יש לשים את was לפני הנושא כדי ליצור שאלה.
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לא נכון: They were not tired? נכון: Weren’t they tired? הסבר: בשאלות, יש למקם את were או weren’t לפני הנושא.