Глагол to be (Past Simple)
Глагол be (быть) в прошедшем времени имеет две формы: was и were.
was - употребляется для единтсвенного числа;
were - для множественного числа. Местоимение you в английском языке всегда стоит во множественном числе.
|
I/He/She/It |
was |
(not) |
late. |
|
We/You/They |
were |
I was at home. I wasn't at home. - You were at home. You weren't at home.
It was sunny yesterday.
My friends were in the park last Sunday.
|
Was |
I/he/she/it |
late? |
Yes, I was./No, I wasn't. |
|
Were |
we/you/they |
Yes, we were./No, we weren' t. |
Was it a good book? - Yes, it was. Were your parents at the theatre? - No, they weren't.
Were you at school yesterday? - No, I wasn't.
Употребление:
Was и were являются прошедшими формами глагола быть. Так же как и в настоящем времени, was/were употребляется для связки разных частей речи (местоимения и существительного, двух существительных, существительного и прилагательного...) в предложениях.
