מדריך דקדוק

ניתוב מדריך הדקדוק הציבורי מוכן לתוכן מקומי.

Past Simple של "To Be"

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

  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?

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

  1. לא נכון: I were tired yesterday. נכון: I was tired yesterday. הסבר: משתמשים ב-was עם I.

  2. לא נכון: They was at home. נכון: They were at home. הסבר: משתמשים ב-were עם they.

  3. לא נכון: She didn’t be happy. נכון: She wasn’t happy. הסבר: אין להשתמש ב-didn’t עם עבר פשוט של to be.

  4. לא נכון: Did he was at work? נכון: Was he at work? הסבר: אין להשתמש ב-did בשאלות עם was או were.

  5. לא נכון: We wasn’t ready. נכון: We weren’t ready. הסבר: משתמשים ב-weren’t עם we.

  6. לא נכון: Were she at school? נכון: Was she at school? הסבר: משתמשים ב-was עם she.

  7. לא נכון: I was not at home? נכון: Was I not at home? הסבר: יש לשים את was לפני הנושא כדי ליצור שאלה.

  8. לא נכון: They were not tired? נכון: Weren’t they tired? הסבר: בשאלות, יש למקם את were או weren’t לפני הנושא.