A létige ’to be’ múlt idejű formái (‘volt’)
I | was | We | were | |
You | were | You | ||
He | was | They | ||
She | ||||
It |
Tagadásban:
I | was not | We | were not | |
You | were not | You | ||
He | was not | They | ||
She | ||||
It |
Kérdés (fordított szórend)
Was | I | we | ||
Were | you | you | ||
he | Were | they | ||
Was | she | |||
it |
Rövid válaszok:
Was | I… | ? | Yes, I was. | No, I wasn’t. | |
Were | you… | ? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. | |
Was | he… | ? | Yes, he was. | No, he wasn’t. | |
Was | she … | ? | Yes, she was. | No, she wasn’t. | |
Was | it … | ? | Yes, it was. | No, it wasn’t. | |
Were | we… | ? | Yes, we were. | No, we weren’t. | |
Were | you… | ? | Yes, you were. | No, you weren’t. | |
Were | they… | ? | Yes, they were. | No, they weren’t.. | |
A múlt idő leggyakrabban használt időhatározói a következőek:
yesterday – tegnap
the day before yesterday – tegnapelőtt
last week – múlt héten
last month – múlt hónapban
last year – múlt évben
last ….. – múlt ….
1 week ago – egy héttel ezelőtt
two months ago – két hónappal ezelőtt
….. ago – …. (idővel) ezelőtt