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1. bölüm · Kelimeler
Dün nasıldı, neredeydi?
Şimdiki zamanda «yorgunum, parkta» derken am, is, are kullanıyorduk. Geçmişte «yorgundu, parktaydı» demek için was ve were kullanılır.
Kelimeye dokun; İngilizce okunuşunu dinle.
2. bölüm · Gramer
Geçmişte «olmak»: was · were
Türkçedeki -dı / -di / -ydı / -ydi (yorgundu, evdeydik) ekinin İngilizcedeki karşılığı iki kelimedir: tekillerde (I, he, she, it) was, çoğullarda ve «sen/siz»de (you, we, they) were.
Şimdiki zamandaki am ve is geçmişte birleşip was olur; are ise were olur:
Dün nerede ve nasıldı?
it wasThe cat was tired yesterday.
Kedi dün yorgundu.
it wasIt was very hungry in the morning.
Sabah çok açtı.
it wasThe cat was sick yesterday.
Kedi dün hastaydı.
it wasIt was cold and wet outside.
Dışarısı soğuk ve ıslaktı.
they wereThey were at the station yesterday.
Onlar dün istasyondaydı.
they wereThe two cups were on the table.
İki fincan masanın üstündeydi.
I was at home all day.
Bütün gün evdeydim.
We were in Ankara yesterday.
Dün Ankara’daydık.
En sık hata: They was at home. ya da You was late. Çoğul özneler (we, they) ve you her zaman were alır: They were at home.
İkinci büyük tuzak: I was go to work. was / were yalnız durum, yaş, hava ve yer anlatır (I was tired, I was at work); yalın bir eylem fiilinin (go, eat) önüne gelmez.
Şimdiki zaman ↔ Geçmiş zaman
Özne tekilse was, çoğulsa veya you ise were gelir.
| Özne | Şimdi (today) | Geçmiş (yesterday) |
|---|---|---|
| I | I am tired. | I was tired. |
| he · she · it | It is cold. | It was cold. |
| you | You are late. | You were late. |
| we · they | They are here. | They were here. |
3. bölüm · Gramer
Olumsuz ve soru: wasn’t · weren’t · Was it …?
Olumsuz yapmak için yardımcı fiile gerek yoktur; doğrudan not eklenir: was not → wasn’t ve were not → weren’t.
Soru sorarken de Was ya da Were cümlenin başına geçer:
- Was the cat tired yesterday? – Yes, it was.
- Was it asleep on the bed? – No, it wasn’t.
- Were you at home yesterday? – Yes, I was.
Değildi mi, öyle miydi?
wasn’tThe cat wasn’t hungry.
Kedi aç değildi.
No, it wasn’t.Was the cat asleep? — No, it wasn’t.
Kedi uyuyor muydu? — Hayır, uyumuyordu.
Yes, it was.Was it warm in the basket? — Yes, it was.
Sepetin içi sıcak mıydı? — Evet, sıcaktı.
wasn’tThe glass wasn’t full.
Bardak dolu değildi.
They weren’t at the office yesterday.
Dün ofiste değildiler.
Were you tired yesterday? — No, I wasn’t.
Dün yorgun muydun? — Hayır, değildim.
Where were you in the morning?
Sabah neredeydin?
There is / There are yapısı da geçmişte aynı kurala uyar: tekilde There was (There was a cat), çoğulda There were (There were two cups).
Soru kelimesi (Where, How, Why) varsa en başa gelir, hemen arkasına was / were geçer: Where were you yesterday?
Olumsuz, soru ve kısa cevap
Soruda Were you…? dense de tek kişi cevap verirken I was / I wasn’t der.
| Tür | I · he · she · it | you · we · they |
|---|---|---|
| olumsuz | It wasn’t cold. | They weren’t late. |
| soru | Was she at home? | Were you ready? |
| kısa cevap (+) | Yes, she was. | Yes, I was. / Yes, they were. |
| kısa cevap (–) | No, she wasn’t. | No, I wasn’t. / No, they weren’t. |
Olumsuz kısaltmalar:
- was not = wasn’t
- were not = weren’t
4. bölüm · Alıştırma
was mı, were mi?
Öznenin tekil mi çoğul mu olduğuna bak ve doğru geçmiş biçimi seç.
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1The cat very tired yesterday.
The cat tekildir (it) ve yesterday geçmiş zaman bildirir → was.
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2They at the station yesterday.
They (onlar) çoğul öznedir; They was denmez, her zaman They were olur.
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3The bowl was full, but the cat hungry.
Tekil özne (the cat) geçmiş zaman olumsuzunda wasn’t alır.
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4the cat asleep on the bed? — No, it wasn’t.
Cevapta No, it wasn’t dendiğine göre tekil geçmiş sorusu Was ile başlar.
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Where you yesterday? I was at home.
Dün neredeydin? Ben evdeydim.
you öznesi tek bir kişiye söylense bile her zaman were alır.
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6The two cups on the kitchen table.
The two cups çoğul olduğu için were kullanılır.
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Were you sick yesterday? — No, I .
Dün hasta mıydın? — Hayır, değildim.
Cevapta özne I olduğu için No, I wasn’t. denir.
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8The weather warm yesterday; it was cold and rainy.
Hava soğuk ve yağmurlu olduğuna göre sıcak değildi → wasn’t.