11.4 The Verb

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11.4 The Verb "to be" in the Past Indefinite Tense - Глагол "to be" в прошедшем неопределенном времени.

Глагол "to be" в прошедшем неопределённом времени тоже спрягается, т.е. изменяет свою форму по лицам и числам. Однако в простом прошедшем времени он имеет только две формы: "was - был" для единственного числа и "were - были" для множественного числа.

to be (Past Indefinite)


I was	We were
He was	You were
She was	They were
It was

Также, как и в настоящем времени, глагол "to be" для образования вопросительной и отрицательной формы не требует вспомогательного глагола. Чтобы задать вопрос, достаточно глагол "to be" поставить перед подлежащим; а чтобы образовать отрицательную форму, нужно поставить отрицание "not" после глагола "to be".

+ He was a student.
- He wasn't a student.
? Was he a student?
Yes, he was. No, he was not. (No, he wasn't.)

Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения:

I was not at school yesterday. I was ill.

She was at the hospital last month.

There were a lot of people in the street.

When I received her letter I was very happy.

His articles were not interesting.

- Was it cold last week? - Yes, it was.

The weather was fine in May.

- Who was absent yesterday? - Petrov was. He was not well.

- Where were you yesterday? - I was at the library.

- Were you busy yesterday? - No, I wasn't.

- Was he glad to see his friends? - Yes, he was.