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Vienkāršā pagātnes forma "To Be"

Kas tas ir?

Pagātnes vienkāršās formas vārdam to be ir was un were.

was lieto ar:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

were lieto ar:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Piemēri:

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

Nolieguma formas ir was not un were not.

Parastās īsās formas ir:

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

Kad lietot

Pagātnes vienkāršo formu vārdam to be lieto, lai runātu par:

  • pagātnes stāvokļiem: I was tired.
  • pagātnes sajūtām: She was nervous.
  • pagātnes atrašanās vietām: They were at school.
  • pagātnes vecumu: He was ten years old.
  • pagātnes aprakstiem: The room was small.
  • pagātnes situācijām: We were very busy.
  • pagātnes datumiem un laikiem: It was Monday.

Uzbūve

Apstiprinoši teikumi

Subjekts Forma Piemērs
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Uzbūve:

subjekts + was/were + papildinātājs

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Noliegti teikumi

Subjekts Pilnā forma Īsā forma
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Uzbūve:

subjekts + was not/were not + papildinātājs

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

Jautājumi

Uzbūve:

Was/Were + subjekts + papildinātājs?

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

Īsās atbildes

  • 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.

Piemēri

  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?

Izņēmumi

Dažās formālās vai nereālās izteiksmēs ar I, he, she vai it lieto were nevis was.

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

Neformālā angļu valodā šajās izteiksmēs dažreiz lieto was, bet were ir standarta forma.

Biežākās kļūdas

  1. Nepareizi: I were tired yesterday. Pareizi: I was tired yesterday. Paskaidrojums: Ar I lieto was.

  2. Nepareizi: They was at home. Pareizi: They were at home. Paskaidrojums: Ar they lieto were.

  3. Nepareizi: She didn’t be happy. Pareizi: She wasn’t happy. Paskaidrojums: Nelieto didn’t ar pagātnes vienkāršo formu vārdam to be.

  4. Nepareizi: Did he was at work? Pareizi: Was he at work? Paskaidrojums: Nelieto did jautājumos ar was vai were.

  5. Nepareizi: We wasn’t ready. Pareizi: We weren’t ready. Paskaidrojums: Ar we lieto weren’t.

  6. Nepareizi: Were she at school? Pareizi: Was she at school? Paskaidrojums: Ar she lieto was.

  7. Nepareizi: I was not at home? Pareizi: Was I not at home? Paskaidrojums: Veidojot jautājumu, liec was pirms subjekta.

  8. Nepareizi: They were not tired? Pareizi: Weren’t they tired? Paskaidrojums: Jautājumos liec were vai weren’t pirms subjekta.