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
- 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?
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
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Nepravilno: I were tired yesterday. Pravilno: I was tired yesterday. Pojasnilo: Z I uporabljamo was.
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Nepravilno: They was at home. Pravilno: They were at home. Pojasnilo: Z they uporabljamo were.
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Nepravilno: She didn’t be happy. Pravilno: She wasn’t happy. Pojasnilo: Z preteklikom glagola to be ne uporabljamo didn’t.
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Nepravilno: Did he was at work? Pravilno: Was he at work? Pojasnilo: V vprašanjih z was ali were ne uporabljamo did.
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Nepravilno: We wasn’t ready. Pravilno: We weren’t ready. Pojasnilo: Z we uporabljamo weren’t.
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Nepravilno: Were she at school? Pravilno: Was she at school? Pojasnilo: Z she uporabljamo was.
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Nepravilno: I was not at home? Pravilno: Was I not at home? Pojasnilo: Za tvorbo vprašanja postavimo was pred osebek.
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Nepravilno: They were not tired? Pravilno: Weren’t they tired? Pojasnilo: V vprašanjih postavimo were ali weren’t pred osebek.