was, were

Was a were sú minulý čas od am, is a are, teda slovenské „bol som, bola, boli sme“. Použiješ ich, keď hovoríš, kde niekto bol, aké niečo bolo a ako to vyzeralo. Podmet nikdy nevynechávaj: „Bol som doma“ je I was at home, nie Was at home.

Was alebo were

Po I, he, she a it a pri jednej osobe alebo veci použi was. Po you, we a they a pri viacerých použi were. You je vždy were, aj keď hovoríš jednému človeku.

Zápor

Za was alebo were daj not. Skrátené tvary sú wasn't a weren't.

Otázky a krátke odpovede

Was alebo were ide pred podmet, bez did. Krátke odpovede: Yes, I was. No, it wasn't.

There was, there were

Slovenské „bol tam, boli tam“ na niečo nové je there was a there were.

Was born

Kedy a kde sa niekto narodil, povieš s was born alebo were born. Je to minulý čas, aj keď v slovenčine to môže znieť ako stav.

Časté chyby

• × You was late. → You were late.
• × We was happy. → We were happy.
• × I am born in 2001. → I was born in 2001.
• × Did you be at home? → Were you at home?
• × I wasn't be there. → I wasn't there.