Грамматика английского › Past Simple Tense with "was/were"

Was и were: утвердительные предложения

450 упражнений с пропусками, 45 тестов по десять

Was для I, he, she и it. Were для you, we и they.

Схема

Подлежащее, затем was или were, затем описание. Больше ничего не нужно:

The room was empty.

Единственное число там, где выглядит множественным

Некоторые слова кончаются на -s, но считаются одним целым и берут was:

The news was good. Mathematics was my worst subject. Twenty euros was all I had.

Последнее стоит отметить: сумма денег или мера воспринимается как одна величина.

there was и there were

Глагол смотрит вперёд, а не назад:

• There was a note on the table.
• There were notes on every table.

Used to и was

Для повторявшейся прошлой привычки английский часто предпочитает used to:

There used to be a bakery on this corner.

There was a bakery сообщает факт об одном времени. There used to be говорит, что так было какое-то время и перестало.

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Взяты из 450 предложений этого упражнения. Ответ выделен.

• The painting was beautiful and thought-provoking.
• The train tickets were cheaper on Tuesday.
• My favorite team was the champion last year.
• They were excited to go on their vacation.
• The street was crowded during rush hour.
• You were excited about the upcoming party.
• My uncle was a teacher before he retired.
• We were busy with our assignments last night.
• The computer was turned off when I left the office.
• The students were attentive in class yesterday.
• The party was lively and full of energy.
• They were tired after a long day of shopping.

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