單元二:時態入門篇

Day 08|過去式:be 動詞

這一章要學 was 和 were,讓你可以用英文說昨天、上週或以前的狀態。

本章學習目標

分辨配對

知道 was 和 were 分別配哪些主詞。

會寫句型

會寫過去的肯定句、否定句和問句。

說過去狀態

能用英文描述以前在哪裡、是什麼樣子。

1

白話解釋

如果現在是 am / is / are,那過去就常常變成 was / were

主詞配對

I / He / She / It + was

You / We / They + were

例如:I was tired yesterday. / They were at home last night.

2

常見錯誤

錯誤 1:I 配 were

I were busy yesterday.

I was busy yesterday.

I 在過去式要配 was。

錯誤 2:they 配 was

They was at school.

They were at school.

They 是複數,要配 were。

錯誤 3:問句順序沒調整

You were happy?

Were you happy?

be 動詞問句要把 was / were 放到前面。

3

正確句型

肯定句

主詞 + was / were + 補充

She was late. / We were at home.

否定句

主詞 + was not / were not + 補充

I was not sick. / They were not hungry.

疑問句

Was / Were + 主詞 + 補充 ... ?

Was he tired? / Were you at school?

4

例句

  • I was sleepy last night. 我昨晚很想睡。
  • My mother was at the market yesterday. 我媽媽昨天在市場。
  • We were in the school library after school. 我們放學後在圖書館。
  • The test was interesting. 那場考試很有趣。
  • They were my classmates last year. 他們去年是我的同學。
5

練習題

練習說明:下面 5 題是改錯題,請把過去式 be 動詞改成正確形式,或改成正確問句。

  1. I were happy yesterday.
  2. She were at home last night.
  3. They was hungry.
  4. We were in the classroom.
  5. You were tired?

答案與解析

  1. I was happy yesterday.

    解析:I 在過去式要用 was。

  2. She was at home last night.

    解析:she 要配 was,不是 were。

  3. They were hungry.

    解析:they 是複數,要用 were。

  4. We were in the classroom.

    解析:這題本來就是正確句子。

  5. Were you tired?

    解析:be 動詞問句要把 were 放到主詞前面。

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