ມັນແມ່ນຫຍັງ?
ຮູບແບບອະດີດກາລະຂອງ to be ແມ່ນ was ແລະ were.
ໃຊ້ was ກັບ:
- I
- he
- she
- it
ໃຊ້ were ກັບ:
- you
- we
- they
ຕົວຢ່າງ:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
ຮູບແບບປະຕິເສດແມ່ນ was not ແລະ were not.
ຮູບແບບຫຍໍ້ທີ່ພົບເລື້ອຍໆແມ່ນ:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
ເມື່ອໃດທີ່ຈະໃຊ້
ໃຊ້ອະດີດກາລະຂອງ to be ເພື່ອເວົ້າເຖິງ:
- ສະພາບໃນອະດີດ: I was tired.
- ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກໃນອະດີດ: She was nervous.
- ສະຖານທີ່ໃນອະດີດ: They were at school.
- ອາຍຸໃນອະດີດ: He was ten years old.
- ຄຳອະທິບາຍໃນອະດີດ: The room was small.
- ສະຖານະການໃນອະດີດ: We were very busy.
- ວັນທີແລະເວລາໃນອະດີດ: It was Monday.
ໂຄງສ້າງ
ປະໂຫຍກບອກເລົ່າ
| ປະທານ | ຮູບແບບ | ຕົວຢ່າງ |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
ໂຄງສ້າງ:
ປະທານ + was/were + ສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍ
- He was tired.
- We were late.
ປະໂຫຍກປະຕິເສດ
| ປະທານ | ຮູບແບບເຕັມ | ຮູບແບບຫຍໍ້ |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
ໂຄງສ້າງ:
ປະທານ + was not/were not + ສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍ
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
ປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມ
ໂຄງສ້າງ:
Was/Were + ປະທານ + ສ່ວນຂະຫຍາຍ?
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
ຄຳຕອບສັ້ນ
- 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.
ຕົວຢ່າງ
- 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?
ຂໍ້ຍົກເວັ້ນ
ໃຊ້ were ແທນ was ໃນບາງປະໂຫຍກທີເປັນທາງການ ຫຼື ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄວາມຈິງ ກັບ I, he, she, ຫຼື it.
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
ໃນພາສາອັງກິດທີ່ບໍ່ເປັນທາງການ, ບາງຄັ້ງກໍໃຊ້ was ໃນປະໂຫຍກເຫຼົ່ານີ້, ແຕ່ were ແມ່ນຮູບແບບມາດຕະຖານ.
ຂໍ້ຜິດພາດທົ່ວໄປ
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: I were tired yesterday. ຖືກຕ້ອງ: I was tired yesterday. ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃຊ້ was ກັບ I.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: They was at home. ຖືກຕ້ອງ: They were at home. ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃຊ້ were ກັບ they.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: She didn’t be happy. ຖືກຕ້ອງ: She wasn’t happy. ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ຢ່າໃຊ້ didn’t ກັບອະດີດກາລະຂອງ to be.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Did he was at work? ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Was he at work? ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ຢ່າໃຊ້ did ໃນປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມທີ່ມີ was ຫຼື were.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: We wasn’t ready. ຖືກຕ້ອງ: We weren’t ready. ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃຊ້ weren’t ກັບ we.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Were she at school? ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Was she at school? ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃຊ້ was ກັບ she.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: I was not at home? ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Was I not at home? ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃສ່ was ກ່ອນປະທານເພື່ອສ້າງປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມ.
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ບໍ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ: They were not tired? ຖືກຕ້ອງ: Weren’t they tired? ຄຳອະທິບາຍ: ໃນປະໂຫຍກຄຳຖາມ, ໃສ່ were ຫຼື weren’t ກ່ອນປະທານ.