Geçmiş Zamanda Durum (was-were) Cümleleri
| TODAY (Bugün) | YESTERDAY (Dün) |
| I am ill. (Ben hastayım.) You are tired. (Sen yorgunsun.) She is at home. (O evdedir.) He is a lawyer. (O bir avukattır.) It is rainy. (Hava yağmurlu.) We are hungry. (Biz açız.) They are at school. (Onlar okuldalar.) |
I was ill. (Ben hastaydım.) You were tired.(Sen hastaydın.) She was at home. (O evdeydi.) He was a lawyer. (O bir avukattı.) It was rainy. (Hava yağmurluydu.) We were hungry. (Biz açtık.) They were at school. (Onlar okuldaydılar.) |
Özne tekil ise “was”, çoğul ise “were” yardımcı fiili kullanılır.
The students were late.
The teacher was angry.
Olumsuz cümlelerde kullanım aşağıdaki gibidir:
was not => wasn’t
were not => weren’t
Examples:
I wasn’t at school yesterday because I was ill.
She wasn’t hungry.
They weren’t late.
Soru cümlelerinde “was/were” yardımcı fiilleri öznenin önünde gelir.
| Yes / No Questions | Short Answers |
| Was I rude? Were you ill? Was she at home? Was he angry? Was it cold? Were we late? Were they on holiday? |
Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t. Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t. Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t. Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t. |
Bilgi sorularında soru kelimesi (wh- question words) cümle başında kullanılır ve “was/were” soru kelimesinden sonra gelir.
Where were you at 3 o’clock yesterday?- I was at school.
Who were you with? – I was with my friends.
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