Definition / Forklaring
Past Simple-formerne af be er was og were. Vi bruger dem til at tale om personer, steder, følelser og situationer i fortiden. Dette er ofte en af de første fortidsformer, lærende møder, fordi den er meget almindelig i hverdagshistorier og beskrivelser. Ligesom nutidsformen be har den sit eget mønster og bruger ikke did i bekræftende sætninger.
Nøgleregler
- Brug was med I, he, she, it og substantiver i ental.
- Brug were med you, we, they og substantiver i flertal.
- Brug fortidsudtryk, når tiden er afsluttet: yesterday, last year, this morning hvis den allerede er afsluttet.
- Nægtende former er wasn't og weren't.
- I spørgsmål ændres rækkefølgen: Was he late? Were they at home?
Eksempler
- I was tired yesterday. - Jeg var træt i går.
- She was at work this morning. - Hun var på arbejde i morges.
- It was very cold last night. - Det var meget koldt i nat.
- We were at home on Sunday. - Vi var hjemme om søndagen.
- They were happy after the game. - De var glade efter kampen.
Almindelige fejl
- ❌ I were tired yesterday. -> ✅ I was tired yesterday.
- ❌ They was at home. -> ✅ They were at home.
- ❌ She didn't be happy. -> ✅ She wasn't happy.
Tips
- Lær først de to grupper: I/he/she/it was og you/we/they were.