17 Was / Were - Глагол Be в прошедшем времени

• Глагол Be в прошедшем времени становится Was в единственном числе и Were во множественном числе. Т.е. если Вы хотите сказать "Я был в США", то по-английски это будет "I was in the USA" (т.к. "я" - это единственное число). "They were in Mexico" - "Они были в Мексике" - ("они" - это множественное число)

Positive

I / she / he we / you / they

was were

in movie theater yesterday

Negative

I / she / he we / you / they	wasn't (was not) weren't (were not)	in the movie theater yesterday

Question

Where

was were

I / he / she / it? we /you / they?

Yes/No Question Short Answer (Короткий Ответ)

Was Were

I / he / she / it we / you / they

at home? at school?

Yes, I was / No, I wasn't Yes, they were / No, they weren't

• Фраза "was born" имеет значение"быть рожденным". Т.е."He was born in summer" = "Он родился летом"

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