Das Verb "be" im Past Simple
Das Verb "be" im Simple Present ist wahrscheinlich das erste Verb, das du auf Englisch gelernt hast. Mit seiner Hilfe kannst du viele Dinge ausdrücken. Ebenso hilft das Verb "be" im Past Simple, vergangene Ereignisse zu beschreiben.
Yesterday I was sad.
It was cold.
There were many clouds in the sky.
Where were you yesterday?
I was at home.
Das Verb "be" hat im Past Simple zwei Formen:
was
were
Aussagen (Statements)
Die Aussagen beschreiben vergangene Situationen, Zustände oder Handlungen.
I was - ich war
you were - du warst
he was - er war
she was - sie war
it was - es war
we were - wir waren
you were - ihr wart
they were - sie/Sie waren
Fragen (Questions)
Ja- oder Nein-Fragen sind Fragen, die mit einer einfachen Antwort 'Yes' oder 'No' beantwortet werden können.
Mit "Yes" Antworten
Was I at home? - Yes, I was.
Were you at home? - Yes, you were.
Was he at home? - Yes, he was.
Was she at home? - Yes, she was.
Was it at home? - Yes, it was.
Were we at home? - Yes, we were.
Were you at home? - Yes, you were.
Were they at home? - Yes, they were.
Mit "No" Antworten
Was I at home? - No, I was not. - No, I wasn't.
Were you at home? - No, you were not. - No, you weren't.
Was he at home? - No, he was not. - No, he wasn't.
Was she at home? - No, she was not. - No, she wasn't.
Was it at home? - No, it was not. - No, it wasn't.
Were we at home? - No, we were not. - No, we weren't.
Were you at home? - No, you were not. - No, we weren't.
Were they at home? - No, they were not. -- No, they weren't.
W-Fragen
W-Fragen verwendest du, wenn du mehr Informationen brauchst. Sie beginnen mit den folgenden Wörtern:
What - Was
Where - Wo
When - Wann
Who - Wer
Why - Warum
Where was I?
Where were you?
When was he?
Where was she?
What was it?
Why were we?
Where were you?
Why were they?
Verneinungen (Negative Forms)
Verneinungen werden mit dem Wort "not" gebildet.
was + not - wasn't
were + not - weren't
Beim Sprechen oder informellen Schreiben wird oft die Kurzform gebraucht.
You weren't at home. - Du warst nicht zu Hause.
It wasn't cold. - Es war nicht kalt.
Alle Formen
I was not - I wasn't
you were not - you weren't
he was not - he wasn't
she was not - she wasn't
it was not - it wasn't
we were not - we weren't
you were not - you weren't
they were not - they weren't