정의 / 설명
be의 Past Simple은 was/were입니다. 과거의 상태, 장소, 기분을 말할 때 사용합니다.
핵심 규칙
- was: I/he/she/it, 단수 명사
- were: you/we/they, 복수 명사
- 끝난 과거 시점 표현과 함께 쓴다.
- 부정은 wasn't/weren't를 쓴다.
- 의문문은 어순을 바꾼다.
예문
- I was tired yesterday. - 저는 어제 피곤했습니다.
- She was at work this morning. - 그녀는 오늘 아침 직장에 있었습니다.
- It was very cold last night. - 어젯밤은 매우 추웠습니다.
- We were at home on Sunday. - 우리는 일요일에 집에 있었습니다.
- They were happy after the game. - 그들은 경기 후 행복했습니다.
자주 하는 실수
- ❌ 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.
팁
- 먼저 was 그룹 / were 그룹으로 나눠 외우세요.