Derslerde öğrendiğin kuralların hepsi burada. Takıldığında dönüp bakabilirsin.
| Konu | Kural | Örnek |
|---|---|---|
| I / he / she / it | was · wasn't | She was at home. |
| you / we / they | were · weren't | They weren't late. |
| Soru | Was / Were + özne …? | Were you tired? |
| Kısa cevap | Yes, I was. / No, it wasn't. | Was it cold? — Yes, it was. |
| Zaman ifadeleri | yesterday, last …, … ago | last night, two days ago |
| Doğum | was / were + born | I was born in 2005. |
| There was / were | tekil → was, çoğul → were | There were two cats. |
Türkçede geçmişi -di ekiyle anlatırız: yorgundum, evdeydi. İngilizcede am / is / are'ın geçmiş hali kullanılır: was ve were.
am ve is → was: I was, he was, she was, it was.
are → were: you were, we were, they were.
I was tired.
Yorgundum.
She was at school.
O okuldaydı.
They were happy.
Onlar mutluydu.
Kolay yol: “is” ve “am” giden yerde was, “are” giden yerde were.
Olumsuz için not eklenir: was not → wasn't, were not → weren't.
Geçmişten bahsederken şu ifadeler çok kullanılır: yesterday (dün), last night (dün gece), last week / last year (geçen hafta / geçen yıl), two days ago (iki gün önce).
ago tıpkı Türkçedeki “önce” gibi süreden sonra gelir: üç yıl önce → three years ago. last'tan önce “the” gelmez: last week ✓, the last week ✗.
I wasn't at home last night.
Dün gece evde değildim.
They weren't late.
Geç kalmadılar.
She was in London two years ago.
İki yıl önce Londra'daydı.
“Dün gece” İngilizcede last night olur; “yesterday night” denmez.
Soru sormak için was / were cümlenin başına geçer: She was at home. → Was she at home? (Evde miydi?)
Kısa cevaplar: Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't. — Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.
Soru kelimeleri en başa gelir: Where were you? (Neredeydin?) How was your weekend? (Hafta sonun nasıldı?)
Were you at home yesterday?
Dün evde miydin?
Was the test easy?
Sınav kolay mıydı?
Where were you last night?
Dün gece neredeydin?
“you” tek bir kişi olsa bile were alır: Were you…? (Was you ✗)
Türkçede “doğdum” deriz ama İngilizcede bu was / were + born ile söylenir: I was born in 2005. Doğum geçmişte olduğu için “I am born” yanlıştır.
There is / there are'ın geçmişi: there was (tekil) ve there were (çoğul). Türkçedeki “vardı” demektir.
Olumsuz: there wasn't / there weren't (yoktu). Soru: Was there…? / Were there…?
I was born in 2005.
2005'te doğdum.
There was a cat in the garden.
Bahçede bir kedi vardı.
There were three books on the table.
Masada üç kitap vardı.
Nerede doğduğunu sor: Where were you born? — I was born in İzmir.
Bu derste was / were ile ilgili her şeyi karışık olarak tekrar edeceksin.
I / he / she / it → was, you / we / they → were. Olumsuz: wasn't / weren't.
Soru: Was / Were başa geçer. Doğum: I was born… Geçmişte “vardı”: there was / there were.
Emma and Tom were at the beach last week.
Emma ve Tom geçen hafta plajdaydı.
Were you at work yesterday?
Dün işte miydin?
I was born in Bursa.
Bursa'da doğdum.