Question

Объясните пожалуйста past simpl: be. please​

Answer 1

Відповідь:

Глагол to be (быть, существовать) – особенный и во времени Past Simple имеет две формы was и were. Выбор нужной формы зависит от подлежащего.

Was – используют, когда подлежащее выражено существительным или местоимением в единственном числе (I, he, she, it).

Were – когда говорят о множестве людей или вещей (we, they) или с местоимением you (ты, вы, вежливое Вы).

Подробно про глагол to be и образование отрицания и вопросов с этим глаголом написано в отдельной статье.

 

Пояснення:  I was tired. – Я был уставшим.

   She wasn't abroad. – Она не была заграницей.

   Was Harry a good writer? – Гарри был хорошим писателем?

   You were tired. – Вы были уставшим.

   Those books weren't that old. – Те книги не были настолько старыми.

   Where were your parents last summer? – Где были твои родители прошлым летом?

Answer 2

Certainly! "Past simple" refers to the past tense in English, and when it comes to the verb "to be," the past tense forms are "was" for the first person singular (I), the third person singular (he/she/it), and singular nouns; and "were" for the first person plural (we), second person singular and plural (you), and the third person plural (they).

Here are some examples:

• I was at the store yesterday.
• She was happy to see you.
• We were at the party last night.
• You were busy with work.
• They were not expecting visitors.

In negative sentences, you can use "was not" (contracted to "wasn't") or "were not" (contracted to "weren't"). For questions, you can switch the order of the subject and the verb:

Negative examples:

• I wasn't at the store yesterday.
• You weren't busy with work.

Question examples:

• Was she happy to see you?
• Were they expecting visitors?

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.