Introduction
To Be fiili gramerin temel taşlarından bir tanesidir. Yardımcı eylem olarak görev yapar ve düzensiz[irregular] fiillerden bir tanesidir.
Geçmişte olup bitmiş eylemlerden bahsetmek için fiilin Geçmiş Zaman [past tense] hali kullanılır.
Form
To be fiilinin Geçmiş Zaman çekimi düzensizdir.
Olumlu
| Subject | To Be |
|---|---|
| I | was |
| You | were |
| He | was |
| She | was |
| It | was |
| We | were |
| You | were |
| They | were |
Olumsuz
| Subject | To Be + not | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I | was not | wasn’t |
| You | were not | weren’t |
| He | was not | wasn’t |
| She | was not | wasn’t |
| It | was not | wasn’t |
| We | were not | weren’t |
| You | were not | weren’t |
| They | were not | weren’t |
Soru
| To Be | Subject | Question Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Was | I | …? |
| Were | you | …? |
| Was | he | …? |
| Was | she | …? |
| Was | it | …? |
| Were | we | …? |
| Were | you | …? |
| Were | they | …? |
Example
Olumlu
- I was a good boss.
- He was here 2 minutes ago.
- We were in Portugal in 2012.
Olumsuz
- I wasn’t a good boss.
- He wasn’t here 2 minutes ago.
- We weren’t in Portugal in 2012.
Soru
- Was I a good boss?
- Was he here 2 minutes ago?
- Were you in Portugal in 2012?
Use
To be fiilinin Geçmiş Zaman hali özne ve nesne arasında bağlayıcıdır. Özne hakkında daha ayrıntılı bilgi sağlar.
Summary
Geçmiş Zaman [past tense] formunu geçmişte yaşanan ve sonuçlanan olaylardan bahsederken kullanırız. To be, Geçmiş Zamanda düzensiz [irregular] olur.
- Olumlu: (I) was, (you) were, (he/she/it) was, (we/you/they) were;
- Olumsuz: (I) was not, (you) were not, (he/she/it) was not, (we/you/they) were not;
- Soru: was (I…?), were (you…?), was (he/she/it…?), were (we/you/they…?).
Örnek:
—Olumlu: “The sugar was enough for the cake.”
—Olumsuz: “The sugar wasn’t enough for the cake.”
—Soru: “Was the sugar enough for the cake?”
[Form] bölümüne bakarak bu bağlamda gramerin nasıl kullanıldığına bakabilirsiniz. [Example] bölümünde ise konuyla ilgili örneklere ulaşabilirsiniz.