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SIMPLE PAST:
BE (I was, they were)
1- We form the Past Simple of be like this. Geçmiş zaman Be fiili aşağıdaki gibi kullanılır.
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Olumlu
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Olumsuz
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Soru
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I
was happy.
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I wasn't
happy.
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Was I happy?
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You
were sad.
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You weren't
a teacher.
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Were you sad?
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He
was tired.
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He wasn't
tired.
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Was he tired?
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She
was excited.
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She wasn't
excited.
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Was she excited?
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It
was hungry.
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It wasn't
hungry.
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Was it hungry?
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We
were in Bodrum.
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We weren't
in Bodrum.
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Were we in Bodrum?
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They
were burglars.
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They weren't burglars.
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Were they burglars?
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Here are some examples with was and were: İşte was ve were ile ilgili birkaç örnek cümle:
I was in New York last week.
We were at home yesterday evening.
They weren't late this morning.
Was it a good film?
2- We use was/were when we are talking about the past. Look at these examples: Geçmişten bahsediyorken was/were kullanırız. Bu örneklere bakınız:
a) was/were + facts about the past: was/were + geçmiş ile ilgili gerçekler:
John F. Kennedy was an American president.
Our first house was in the centre of town.
A: Were your answers correct?
B: No, they were all wrong!
b) was/were + place and time: was/were + yer ve zaman:
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+ PLACE |
+ TIME |
| We were |
in Spain |
in June |
| She wasn't |
at home |
last night |
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c) was/were + adjective (e.g. cold, tired): was/were + sıfat (örn. soğuk, yorgun):
It was cold yesterday.
They were tired after the journey.
The train was late again this morning.
A: Were your exams easy?
B: The first exam was easy, but the second one wasn't.
EXERCISES (ALIŞTIRMALAR)
A- Simple Present Tense cümlelerini örnekteki gibi Simple Past Tense'e cevirerek yeniden yazınız.
B- Mary spent last weekend in Madrid. Ask her some question using was or were.
C- George and Sally have been married for 50 years.
They are talking about their first house.
Use was or were and a word from the box to complete their conversation.
Example (Örnek) :
George: The house was warm.
Sally: No, it
1- George: The garden was small.
Sally: No, it
2- George: The neighbours were French.
Sally: No, they
3- George: The living-room was red.
Sally: No, it
4- George: Our first chairs were expensive.
Sally: No, they
5- George: The kitchen was old.
Sally: No, it
6- George: The local shops were good.
Sally: No, they
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D- Put was, wasn't, were, or weren't in the gaps in these conversations.
Example (Örnek) :
Peter:(0)
Paul at work today.
Julie: No, he (1)
in the office. I think he's sick.
Henry:(2)
you in South America last year?
Steve: Yes, I (3)
in Bolivia on business,
and then my wife and I (4) in Brazil for a holiday.
Paula: Philip and I (5)
at home in London last week.
We (6)
at Mike's house in Cornwall.
It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?
Jane: Yes, I (7)
at Mike's party in Oxford in the summer.
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you there?
Paula: No, we weren't there.
Philip and I (9)
in Portugal in the summer.
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CEVAPLAR:
C: 1- was big
2- were Italian,
3- was green ,
4- were cheap,
5- was new ,
6- were bad ,
D: 1- wasn't
2- were,
3- was,
4- were ,
5- weren't ,
6- were ,
7- was,
8- were ,
9- were,
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