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The Verb "to be" in the Past Indefinite Tense. Глагол "to be"в прошедшем неопределенном времени.
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Глагол "to be" в прошедшем неопределённом времени тоже спрягается, т.е. изменяет свою форму по лицам и числам. Однако в простом прошедшем времени он имеет только две формы: "was - был " для единственного числа и "were - были" для множественного числа.
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| to be (Past Indefinite) |
+----------------------------|
| I was | We were |
+-------------+--------------|
| He was | You were |
+-------------+--------------|
| She was | They were |
+-------------+--------------|
| It was | |
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Также, как и в настоящем времени, глагол "to be" для образования вопросительной и отрицательной формы не требует вспомогательного глагола. Чтобы задать вопрос, достаточно глагол "to be" поставить перед подлежащим; а чтобы образовать отрицательную форму, нужно поставить отрицание "not" после глагола "to be".
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| + He was a student. |
| - He wasn't a student. |
| ? Was he a student? |
| Yes, he was. |
| No, he was not. |
| (No, he wasn't.) |
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Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения.
I was not at school yesterday. I was ill.
She was at the hospital last month.
There were a lot of people in the street.
When I received her letter I was very happy.
His articles were not interesting.
- Was it cold last week? - Yes, it was.
The weather was fine in May.
- Who was absent yesterday? - Petrov was. He was not well.
- Where were you yesterday? - I was at the library.
- Were you busy yesterday? - No, I wasn't.
-Was your birthday last Saturday? -No, it was on Sunday.
- Was he glad to see his friends? - Yes, hе was.
- Were they happy? - No, they were not.
-Was she an actress? -Yes, she was.
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