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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
THE VERB “BE”

Affirmative Negative Question
I was very exhausted. I was not very exhausted. Was I very exhausted?
You were away on holiday. You were not away on holiday. Were you away on holiday?
He was with his daughter. He was not with his daughter. Was he with his daughter?
She was at the cinema. She was not at the cinema. Was she at the cinema?
It was on the carpet. It was not on the carpet. Was it on the carpet?
We were on the bridge. We were not on the bridge. Were we on the bridge?
You were happy. You were not happy. Were you happy?
They were asleep. They were not asleep. Were they asleep?

Short answers
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Yes, we were. / No, we weren’t.
Yes, you were. / No, you weren’t.
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.

Olumlu kısa cevaplarda “was / were” kısa biçimiyle kullanılmaz.

USE OF “WAS / WERE”

• Geçmişteki bir durumdan söz ederken kullanılır.
Yesterday was the happiest day of my life.
What was the weather like when you were in Denizli?
They weren’t in the school choir, but I was.

• İsim, sıfat ve yer bildiren edatlarla birlikte kullanılır.
be + noun : The garden party was a fiasco.
be + adjective : The poet Emily Dickinson was not well-known during her lifetime.
be + prepositional phrase : We were in Madrid last summer.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Affirmative Negative Question
I lived in a small town in 1990. I didn’t live in a small town in 1990. Did I live in a small town in 1990?
You went to school. You didn’t go to school. Did you go to school?
He lost his wallet. He didn’t lose his wallet. Did he lose his wallet?
She phoned me twice. She didn’t phone me twice. Did she phone me twice?
It barked all night long. It didn’t bark all night long. Did it bark all night long?
We ran after the bus. We didn’t run after the bus. Did we run after the bus?
You missed the school days. You didn’t miss the school days. Did you miss the school days?
They left home in a hurry. They didn’t leave home in a hurry. Did they leave home in a hurry?
Short answers

Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Yes, you did. / No, you didn’t.
Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.
Yes, it did. / No, it didn’t.
Yes, we did. / No, we didn’t.
Yes, you did. / No, you didn’t.
Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.

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