Za razliku od srpskog jezika, u engleskom jeziku glagol " to be" u prošlosti ima samo dva oblika, a to su
was i
were, koji se upotrebljavaju uz određena lica što možete videti u narednoj tabeli.
| Subjekat | To Be | Primer |
|---|
| I | was | I was tired this morning. |
| You | were | You were very good. |
| He | was | He was the best in his class. |
| She | was | She was late for work. |
| It | was | It was a sunny day. |
| We | were | We were at home. |
| You | were | You were on holiday. |
| They | were | They were married. |
To Be - Odrični oblik
Odrični oblik se gradi tako što se na "
was i
were" doda rečca "
not", što se da videti u sledećim primerima:
| Subjekat | To Be | Primer |
|---|
| I | wasnot | I wasnot tired this morning. |
| You | werenot | You werenot crazy. |
| He | wasnot | He wasnot happy. |
| She | wasnot | She wasnot famous. |
| It | wasnot | It wasnot hot yesterday. |
| We | werenot | We werenot invited. |
| You | werenot | You werenot at the party. |
| They | werenot | They werenot friends. |
To Be - Odrične skraćenice
Odrične skraćenice glagola "to be" se prave spajanjem glagola "
was" ili "
were" I rečce "
not" (npr. Were not = weren't). Skraćenice se u ovom slučaju ne mogu praviti spajanjem subjekta I glagola kao što je to slučaj sadašnjosti.
| Puni oblik | ili | Skraćeni oblik |
|---|
| I wasnot tired this morning. | / | I wasn't tired this morning. |
| You werenot crazy. | / | You weren't crazy. |
| He wasnot happy. | / | He wasn't happy. |
| She wasnot famous. | / | She wasn't famous. |
| It wasnot hot yesterday. | It's | It wasn't hot yesterday. |
| We werenot invited. | / | We weren't invited. |
| You werenot at the party. | / | You weren't at the party. |
| They werenot friends. | / | They weren't friends. |
To Be - Upitni oblik
Upitni oblik se gradi inverzijom subjekta I predikata, odnosno njihovom zamenom mesta. Tako da bismo napravili pitanje sa glagolom "to be", moramo prvo upotrebiti glagol pa tek onda subjekat.
Potvrdni oblik - You were happy.
Upitni oblik - Were you happy? U narednoj tabeli možemo da vidimo glagol "to be" u upitnim oblicima.
| Potvrdni oblik | Upitni oblik |
|---|
| I was late. | Was I late? |
| You were sick. | Were you sick? |
| He was surprised. | Was he surprised? |
| She was from Italy. | Was she from Italy? |
| It was a big house. | Was it a big house? |
| We were ready. | Were we ready? |
| You were early. | Were you early? |
| They were busy. | Were they busy? |
