İngilizcede 'was / were' kullanımı ve konu anlatımı.

'Was/were' verb 'to be' nin geçmiş hali olarak kullanılır. Bir kişinin veya şeyin geçmişteki bir niteliğinden bahsederken kullanılır.

am/is/are	was/were
I'm at home now. Şu an evdeyim.	I was at home an hour ago. Bir saat önce evdeydim.
The weather is cold today. Bugün hava soğuk.	The weather was cold yesterday. Dün hava soğuktu.

Olumlu

I He She It	was	• I was sick. › Hastaydım.
You We They	were	• They were sick. › Onlar hastalardı.

Olumsuz

I He She It	was + not	• I was not sick. • I wasn't sick. › Hasta değildim.
You We They	were + not	• They were not sick. • They weren't sick. › Onlar hasta değillerdi.

Örnek Cümleler

• I was so tired.
› Çok yorgundum.

• It was rainy yesterday.
› Dün hava yağmurluydu.

• He was here 5 minutes ago.
› 5 dakika önce buradaydı.

• She was in Paris last year.
› Geçen sene Paris'teydi.

• The weather wasn't cold this morning.
› Bu sabah hava soğuk değildi. 

• I was so nervous before the interview.
› Mülakattan önce çok gergindim.

• We were very tired after the trip.
› Yolculuktan sonra çok yorulduk.

• I was a bit late for the meeting.
› Toplantıya biraz geç kaldım.

• Tom and Mary weren't at the party.
› Tom ve Mary partide değildi.

• When I was a child, I was so shy.
› Çocukken çok utangaçtım.

• This time last year I was in London.
› Geçen yıl bu zamanlar Londra'daydım.

• The presentation was boring, and it wasn't short. 
› Sunum sıkıcıydı ve kısa değildi. 

• The food was delicious, but it was expensive.
› Yemek lezzetliydi ama pahalıydı.

• The party was fun, but the food wasn't very good.
› Parti eğlenceliydi ama yemekler pek iyi değildi.

• He wasn't at work yesterday because he was sick.
› Dün hasta olduğu için işte değildi.

Olumlu Soru

Was	I He She It	• Was he sick? › Hasta mıydı?
Were	You We They	• Were you sick? › Hasta mıydın?

Olumsuz Soru

Wasn't	I He She It	• Wasn't he sick? › Hasta değil miydi?
Weren't	You We They	• Weren't you sick? › Hasta değil miydin?

Soru-Cevap Örnekleri

• Was he a doctor? 
› O doktor muydu? 

   - No, he was a teacher.
   › Hayır, o öğretmendi. 

• Was your car expensive? 
› Araban pahalı mıydı?

   - Yes, it was very expensive.
   › Evet, çok pahalıydı. 

• Where were you yesterday? 
› Dün neredeydin?

   - I was at home yesterday.
   › Dün evdeydim. 

• Why wasn't he at work last week?
› Geçen hafta neden işte değildi?

   - Because, he was sick last week.
   › Çünkü geçen hafta hastaydı. 

• What was it?
› O neydi?

   - It was just a cat.
   › Sadece bir kediydi.

• How was the party?
› Parti nasıldı?

   - It was boring.
   › Sıkıcıydı. 

Kısa Cevap

Yes,	I/he/she/it was.
	you/we/they were.

No,	I/he/she/it wasn't.
	you/we/they weren't.

Kısa Cevap Örnekleri

• Were you angry? - Yes, I was.
› Öfekli miydin. - Evet, (öfkeliydim).

• Was he at work? - No, he wasn't.
› İşte miydi? - Hayır, (değildi).

• Was it cold yesterday? - No, it wasn't.
› Dün hava soğuk muydu? - Hayır.

• Were we late for the meeting? - Yes, we were.
› Toplantıya geç mi kaldık? - Evet.

• Were they in the garden? - No, they weren't.
› Onlar bahçede miydiler? - Hayır.