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Málfræðileiðarvísir

Leiðir opinbera málfræðileiðarvísisins eru tilbúnar fyrir staðfært efni.

A1 Beginner English málfræði

Þátíð sagnarinnar „to be“

Hvað er þetta?

Þátíðarmyndir sagnarinnar to be eru was og were.

Notaðu was með:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

Notaðu were með:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Dæmi:

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

Neitunarformin eru was not og were not.

Algengu styttu formin eru:

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

Hvenær á að nota

Notaðu þátíð af to be til að tala um:

  • ástand í fortíð: I was tired.
  • tilfinningar í fortíð: She was nervous.
  • staðsetningar í fortíð: They were at school.
  • aldur í fortíð: He was ten years old.
  • lýsingar í fortíð: The room was small.
  • aðstæður í fortíð: We were very busy.
  • dagsetningar og tíma í fortíð: It was Monday.

Uppbygging

Jákvæðar setningar

Frumlag Form Dæmi
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Uppbygging:

frumlag + was/were + fylliliður

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Neikvæðar setningar

Frumlag Fullt form Stytt form
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Uppbygging:

frumlag + was not/were not + fylliliður

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

Spurningar

Uppbygging:

Was/Were + frumlag + fylliliður?

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

Stutt svör

  • 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.

Dæmi

  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?

Undantekningar

Notaðu were í stað was í sumum formlegum eða óraunhæfum orðasamböndum með I, he, she eða it.

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

Í óformlegri ensku er was stundum notað í þessum orðasamböndum, en were er staðlaða formið.

Algeng mistök

  1. Rangt: I were tired yesterday. Rétt: I was tired yesterday. Skýring: Notaðu was með I.

  2. Rangt: They was at home. Rétt: They were at home. Skýring: Notaðu were með they.

  3. Rangt: She didn’t be happy. Rétt: She wasn’t happy. Skýring: Ekki nota didn’t með þátíð af to be.

  4. Rangt: Did he was at work? Rétt: Was he at work? Skýring: Ekki nota did í spurningum með was eða were.

  5. Rangt: We wasn’t ready. Rétt: We weren’t ready. Skýring: Notaðu weren’t með we.

  6. Rangt: Were she at school? Rétt: Was she at school? Skýring: Notaðu was með she.

  7. Rangt: I was not at home? Rétt: Was I not at home? Skýring: Settu was fyrir frumlagið til að mynda spurningu.

  8. Rangt: They were not tired? Rétt: Weren’t they tired? Skýring: Í spurningum skaltu setja were eða weren’t fyrir frumlagið.