was / were (geçmişte olmak)

Kurallar

• Kural 1: I / he / she / it → was

  am ve is geçmişte was olur. Yani I, he, she, it ve tekil isimlerle was kullanırız.

  Kalıp: I / he / she / it + was

  Örnek: I was eight last year. (Geçen yıl sekiz yaşındaydım.)

  Örnek: The weather was windy on Monday. (Pazartesi hava rüzgârlıydı.)

• Kural 2: you / we / they → were

  are geçmişte were olur. you, we, they ve çoğul isimlerle were kullanırız.

  Kalıp: you / we / they + were

  Örnek: You were brilliant in the play! (Oyunda harikaydın!)

  Örnek: The museums were closed on Monday. (Müzeler pazartesi kapalıydı.)

• Kural 3: Olumsuz → wasn't / weren't

  Olumsuz için not ekleriz: wasn't (was not), weren't (were not). Türkçedeki “değildi / değildik” gibi.

  Kalıp: I / he / she / it + wasn't · you / we / they + weren't

  Örnek: The soup wasn't hot. (Çorba sıcak değildi.)

  Örnek: We weren't at school on Friday. (Cuma günü okulda değildik.)

• Kural 4: Soru ve kısa cevap

  Soru için Was / Were başa gelir. Soru kelimesi varsa önce o gelir: Where were you? Kısa cevap: Yes, I was. / No, they weren't.

  Kalıp: (Soru kelimesi) + Was / Were + özne …?

  Örnek: Were you at home yesterday? — Yes, I was. (Dün evde miydin? — Evet.)

  Örnek: Was the match exciting? — No, it wasn't. (Maç heyecanlı mıydı? — Hayır, değildi.)

Sık yapılan hatalar

• We was at the zoo. → We were at the zoo.

  we → were.

• I were tired. → I was tired.

  I → was.

• It didn't cold. → It wasn't cold.

  Sıfatla (cold, happy) didn't değil wasn't kullanılır.