Wie braucht man das Simple Past von "to be"?
Affirmativ (bejahend)
| I was |
| You were |
| He was |
| She was |
| It was |
| We were |
| You were |
| They were |
Die affirmative (bejahende) Form des Simple Past kann nicht verkürzt werden.
Beispiele
| I was sleepy | Ich war müde |
| She was wrong | Sie lag falsch. (wörtl.: Sie war falsch.) |
| We were happy | Wir waren glücklich |
| They were teachers | Sie waren Lehrer. |
Negativ (verneinend)
Subekt + was/were + not + ...
| lange Form | kurze Form |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Die negative Form lässt sich verkürze.
Beispiele
| I wasn't married | Ich war nicht verheiratet |
| It was not windy | Es war nicht windig |
| We were not young | Wir waren nicht jung |
| You weren't our lawyers | Ihr wart nicht unsere Anwälte |
Interrogativ (fragend)
Was/Were + Subjekt + ...?
| Afirmativ | Negativ | |
|---|---|---|
| Was I...? | Was I not...? | |
| Were you...? | Were you not...? | Weren't you...? |
| Was he...? | Was he not...? | Wasn't he...? |
| Was she...? | Was she not...? | Wasn't she...? |
| Was it...? | Was it not...? | Wasn't it...? |
| Were we...? | Were we not...? | Weren't we...? |
| Were you...? | Were you not...? | Weren't you...? |
| Were they...? | Were they not...? | Weren't they...? |
Beispiele
| Was I late? | War ich spät? |
| Weren't you 18 years old? | Warst du nicht 18 Jahre alt? |
| Why wasn't she here? | Warum war sie nicht hier? |
| Were they not afraid? | Hatten sie keine Angst? (wörtl.: Waren sie nicht verängstigt?) |
In allen anderen Zeitformen verhält sich "to be" wie die anderen Verben auch.
I have been a good friend (Present Perfect).
I am being very patient (Present continuous).
I will be your wife (Future).
I can be your friend (mit einem Modalverb).
Übungen zum Simple Past von "to be"
Vervollständige die Sätze mit dem Simple Past von "to be" in der bejahenden Form.
They very happy.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
They were very happy.
I very angry.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
I was very angry.
My friend Tom in New York last summer.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
My friend Tom was in New York last summer.
Vervollständige die Sätze mit dem Simple Past von "to be" in der verkürzten negativen Form.
You at school last Monday.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
You weren't at school last Monday.
He fifteen years old.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
He wasn't fifteen years old.
Our houses very old.
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
Our houses weren't very old.
Vervollständige die Sätze mit dem Simple Past von "to be" in der verkürzten Frageform (affirmativ).
she a beautiful girl?
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
Was she a beautiful girl?
Where my car?
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
Where was my car?
Vervollständige die Sätze mit dem Simple Past von "to be" in der verkürzten Frageform (negativ).
we here last holidays?
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
Weren't we here last holidays?
it a nice present?
Dieses Feld ist erforderlich.
Wasn't it a nice present?
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