İngilizcede “Was – Were” Kullanımı

“To be” fiili, İngilizcede geçmiş zaman içeren cümlelerde “was, were” şeklinde kullanılır. “Geniş zaman” kullanımı olan “am, is, are” yapısını ise ilgili derste çalışabilirsiniz.

Olumlu	I, he, she, it		was
	John, Jane, etc.
	you, we, they		were
	John and Jane, etc.
Olumsuz	I, he, she, it		was not wasn’t
	John, Jane, etc.
	you, we, they		were not weren’t
	John and Jane, etc.
Soru	was	I, he, she, it
		John, Jane, etc.
	were	you, we, they
		John and Jane, etc.

🇺🇸 She was at the library yesterday.
🇹🇷 Dün kütüphanedeydi.
🇺🇸 He was not (wasn’t) at school yesterday.
🇹🇷 Dün okulda değildi.
🇺🇸 Were you very busy on Friday?
🇹🇷 Cuma günü çok meşgul müydün?

İngilizcede “to be” fiilinin geçmiş zaman formunda (was-were) sorulmuş bu tarz sorulara verebileceğimiz “evet-hayır” cevapları ise aşağıdaki gibi olur.

Soru	Evet	Hayır
Was I …?	Yes, you were.	No, you were not (weren’t).
Were you …?	Yes, I was. Yes, we were.	No, I was not (wasn’t). No, we were not (weren’t).
Were we …? Were they …?	Yes, you were. Yes, they were.	No, you were not (weren’t). No, they were not (weren’t).
Was he …? Was she …? Was it …?	Yes, he was. Yes, she was. Yes, it was.	No, he was not (wasn’t). No, she was not (wasn’t). No, it was not (wasn’t).

İngilizcede “Was – Were” Hangi Durumlarda Kullanılır?

1. Geçmişteki konumları ifade ederken.

🇺🇸 I was at the park yesterday.
🇹🇷 Dün parktaydım.
🇺🇸 Jane was in London last week.
🇹🇷 Jane geçen hafta Londra’daydı.
🇺🇸 The book was on the table.
🇹🇷 Kitap masanın üzerindeydi.

2. Geçmişteki hal ve durumları anlatırken.

🇺🇸 He was sick last month.
🇹🇷 Geçen ay hastaydı.
🇺🇸 The weather was cold yesterday.
🇹🇷 Dün hava soğuktu.
🇺🇸 The door was open.
🇹🇷 Kapı açıktı.

3. Geçmiş yaş belirtirken.

🇺🇸 I was 16 last year.
🇹🇷 Geçen yıl 16 yaşındaydım.
🇺🇸 He was six when he started school.
🇹🇷 Okula başladığında altı yaşındaydı.
🇺🇸 She was only three years old in that photo.
🇹🇷 O fotoğrafta sadece üç yaşındaydı.

4. Eskiden yapılmış meslek bildirimleri yaparken.

🇺🇸 She was a student before she got her job.
🇹🇷 İşe girmeden önce öğrenciydi.
🇺🇸 Her parents were teachers when they were younger.
🇹🇷 Anne ve babası o küçükken öğretmenmiş.
🇺🇸 He was an engineer, but now he’s retired.
🇹🇷 Mühendisti ama artık emekli oldu.

5. Geçmişteki fiyat bildirimlerini aktarırken.

🇺🇸 This watch was $20 last year, now it’s more expensive.
🇹🇷 Bu saat geçen yıl 20 dolardı, şimdi daha pahalı.
🇺🇸 The car was $5000 when I bought it.
🇹🇷 Arabayı satın aldığımda 5000 dolardı.
🇺🇸 These shoes were $50.
🇹🇷 Bu ayakkabılar 50 dolardı.

6. Geçmişteki zaman bildirimlerini söylerken.

🇺🇸 It was nine o’clock when the show started.
🇹🇷 Şov başladığında saat dokuzdu.
🇺🇸 We were late, it was already 8 PM.
🇹🇷 Geç kaldık, saat çoktan 20.00 olmuştu.
🇺🇸 Was it midnight when you arrived?
🇹🇷 Vardığında gece yarısı mıydı?

7. Geçmişteki duygu ve durumları ifade ederken.

🇺🇸 I was hungry after the meeting.
🇹🇷 Toplantıdan sonra açtım.
🇺🇸 She was very happy yesterday.
🇹🇷 O dün çok mutluydu.
🇺🇸 We were tired from the trip.
🇹🇷 Geziden dolayı yorgunduk.

8. Renkleri ifade ederken.

🇺🇸 The walls were blue before we painted them.
🇹🇷 Biz duvarları boyamadan önce maviydi.
🇺🇸 Her dress was red at the party.
🇹🇷 Partideki elbisesi kırmızıydı.