Прошедшее время глагола to be (was, were) – обобщение.

Для беглости речи.

Я был. = I was. Я был? = Was I? Я не был. = I wasn’t.

Ты был. = You were. Ты был? = Were you? Ты не был. = You weren’t.

Он был. = He was. Он был? = Was he? Он не был. = He wasn’t.

Она была. = She was. Она была? = Was she? Она не была. = She wasn’t.

Он, она, оно было. = It was. Он, она, оно было? = Was it? Он, она, оно не было. = It wasn’t.

Мы были. = We were. Мы были? = Were we? Мы не были. = We weren’t.

Вы были. = You were. Вы были? = Were you? Вы не были. = You weren’t

Они были. = They were. Они были? = Were they? Они не были. = They weren’t

Переведите на английский, пожалуйста:

1. Он был болен (be ill). Он был болен? Он не был болен.

2. Она была молода (be young). Она была старая (old)? Она не была старая.

3. Мы были в школе вчера (be at school yesterday). Мы были на улице (in the street) вчера? Мы не были на улице вчера.

4. Они были сильнее (be stronger). Они были лучше (better)? Они не были лучше.

5. Ты был учителем в 2000 году (a teacher in 2000). Ты был стоматологом (a dentist)? Ты не был студентом (a student).

6. Мой дед был летчиком (a pilot). Ваш дед был солдатом (a soldier)? Мой дед был солдатом.

7. Они были счастливы (be happy). Они были печальны (sad)? Они не были умны (smart).

8. Я был голоден (be hungry). Вы хотели пить (= были жаждущими be thirsty)? Я не хотела пить (be thirsty) 

9. Мама (mother) была на кухне (in the kitchen). Она была на кухне? Мама не была на кухне.

10. Они были дома (be at home). Они были дома? Они не были дома.

1. He was ill. Was he ill? He wasn’t ill.

2. She was young. Was she old? She wasn’t old.

3. We were at school yesterday. Were we in the street yesterday? We weren’t in the street yesterday. We were not in the street yesterday.

4. They were stronger. Were they better? They weren’t better. They were not better.

5. You were a teacher in 2000. Were you a dentist? You weren’t a student. You were not a student.

6. My grandfather was a pilot. Was your grandfather a soldier? My grandfather wasn’t a soldier. My grandfather was not a soldier.

7. They were happy. Were they sad? They weren’t smart. They were not smart.

8. I was hungry. Were you thirsty? I wasn’t thirsty. I was not thirsty.

9. Mother was in the kitchen. Was she in the kitchen? Mother wasn’t in the kitchen. Mother was not in the kitchen.

10. They were at home. Were they at home? They were not at home. They weren’t at home.