Slovnični vodnik

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Past Simple glagola »To Be«

Kaj je to?

Preteklik glagola to be je was in were.

Was uporabljamo z:

  • I
  • he
  • she
  • it

Were uporabljamo z:

  • you
  • we
  • they

Primeri:

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

Nikalni obliki sta was not in were not.

Pogosti kratki obliki sta:

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

Kdaj uporabljamo

Preteklik glagola to be uporabljamo za:

  • pretekla stanja: I was tired.
  • pretekla čustva: She was nervous.
  • pretekle lokacije: They were at school.
  • preteklo starost: He was ten years old.
  • pretekli opisi: The room was small.
  • pretekle situacije: We were very busy.
  • pretekli datumi in časi: It was Monday.

Zgradba

Trdilne povedi

Osebek Oblika Primer
I was I was at work.
He / She / It was She was happy.
You / We / They were They were at home.

Zgradba:

osebek + was/were + dopolnilo

  • He was tired.
  • We were late.

Nikalne povedi

Osebek Polna oblika Kratka oblika
I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
You / We / They were not weren’t

Zgradba:

osebek + was not/were not + dopolnilo

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

Vprašanja

Zgradba:

Was/Were + osebek + dopolnilo?

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

Kratki odgovori

  • 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.

Primeri

  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?

Izjeme

V nekaterih formalnih ali nerealnih izrazih z I, he, she ali it uporabljamo were namesto was.

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

V neformalni angleščini se v teh izrazih včasih uporablja was, vendar je were standardna oblika.

Pogoste napake

  1. Nepravilno: I were tired yesterday. Pravilno: I was tired yesterday. Pojasnilo: Z I uporabljamo was.

  2. Nepravilno: They was at home. Pravilno: They were at home. Pojasnilo: Z they uporabljamo were.

  3. Nepravilno: She didn’t be happy. Pravilno: She wasn’t happy. Pojasnilo: Z preteklikom glagola to be ne uporabljamo didn’t.

  4. Nepravilno: Did he was at work? Pravilno: Was he at work? Pojasnilo: V vprašanjih z was ali were ne uporabljamo did.

  5. Nepravilno: We wasn’t ready. Pravilno: We weren’t ready. Pojasnilo: Z we uporabljamo weren’t.

  6. Nepravilno: Were she at school? Pravilno: Was she at school? Pojasnilo: Z she uporabljamo was.

  7. Nepravilno: I was not at home? Pravilno: Was I not at home? Pojasnilo: Za tvorbo vprašanja postavimo was pred osebek.

  8. Nepravilno: They were not tired? Pravilno: Weren’t they tired? Pojasnilo: V vprašanjih postavimo were ali weren’t pred osebek.