Минулий часРівень англійської A1

Was / Were

Форми to be в минулому — was для I/he/she/it і were для you/we/they — щоб говорити про стан, ознаку, вік чи місце в минулому.

Правило

Was — для I/he/she/it,
were — для you/we/they.

Формула

Ствердження (+)I/He/She/It + wasYou/We/They + wereIt was cold.We were ready.
Заперечення (−)I/He/She/It + wasn'tYou/We/They + weren'tI wasn't late.They weren't hungry.
Питання (?)Was + subject?Were + subject?Was it cold?Were you tired after work?

Типові помилки

  • Неправильно: You was late.Правильно: You were late.

Нотатки

  • There was / There were — минуле від there is / there are
  • Born завжди з was/were: I was born in Kyiv.
  • Короткі відповіді: Yes, I was. / No, they weren't.

Практика

  1. I пропущене слово born in Kyiv.

  2. They пропущене слово hungry after the trip.

  3. пропущене слово you tired yesterday?