Дієслово to be відноситься до неправильних дієслів і в минулому часі має дві форми was/were
I | was |
You | were |
He | was |
She | was |
It | was |
We | were |
They | were |
Приклади
I (Я) |
was (був) |
at the cinema. (в кінотеатрі.) |
He (Він) |
was (був) |
hungry. (голодний.) |
They (Вони) |
were (були) |
on holiday. (у відпустці.) |
The towels (Рушники) |
were (були) |
on the bed. (на ліжку.) |
The bus (Автобус) |
was (був) |
crowded. (переповнений.) |
He (Він) |
wasn't (не запізнився) |
late yesterday. (вчора.) |
They (Вони) |
weren't (не були) |
at the gym. (в спортзалі.) |
I (Я) |
wasn't (не був) |
at work. (на роботі.) |
The exam (Іспит) |
wasn't (не був) |
difficult. (складним.) |
The bag (Сумка) |
wasn't (не була) |
expensive. (дорогою.) |
Повна форма | Скорочена форма |
---|---|
I was not | I wasn't |
You were | You weren't |
They were | They weren't |
We were | We weren't |
She was | She wasn't |
He was | He wasn't |
It was | It wasn't |
Was it (Це було) |
a public holiday? (громадське свято?) |
Was the film (Фільм був) |
long? (довгим?) |
Were they (Вони були) |
at the airport? (в аеропорту?) |
Were the questions (Питання були) |
difficult? (складними?) |
Was the snake (Змія була) |
poisonous? (отруйною?) |
Was it (Був) |
Monday yesterday? (понеділок вчора?) |
How long (Як довго) |
was (він був) |
he in hospital? (в лікарні?) |
Where (Де) |
were (були) |
the keys? (ключі?) |
Why (Чому) |
were (ви запізнилися) |
you late yesterday? (вчора?) |
Where (Де) |
were (були) |
the children? (діти?) |
How (Як) |
was (пройшла) |
the interview? (співбесіда?) |