Was / Were (A1)

I, he, she, it 뒤에는 was를 써요.

I / he / she / it: was

I was at home.
He was tired.
It was cold.
Not "I were at home." — say "I was at home.". I의 과거형은 were가 아니라 was예요.
해 보세요: Last weekend the market ___ very busy. (was / were / is) 정답: was — The market = it이니까 were가 아니라 was를 써요. ("Is"는 현재 시제이고, "last weekend"를 보면 과거임을 알 수 있어요.) 따라서: the market was busy.

you, we, they 뒤에는 were를 써요.

You were late.
We were happy.
They were at school.
Not "They was at school." — say "They were at school.". they 뒤에는 were를 써요. was는 I, he, she, it에만 써요.
해 보세요: Last weekend, Amina and Hiroshi ___ at Magaff Library. (were / was / are) 정답: were — Amina and Hiroshi = they이므로 was가 아니라 were를 써요: They were at Magaff Library.

각 단어 앞에서 질문해 보세요: 누구인가요? I/he/she/it → was. you/we/they → were.

He was here. / They were here.
I was tired. / We were tired.
Not "He were here. / They was here." — say "He was here. / They were here.". 누구인지에 따라 결정돼요: I/he/she/it는 was, you/we/they는 were를 써요.
해 보세요: Mei: Was everyone at the park on Saturday? Lars: No. I ___ there, but my friends ___ at the gym! Lars의 말을 완성해 보세요. (was … were / were … was / was … was) 정답: was … were — Lars는 I라고 말해요 → was. His friends = they → were. 주어가 누구인지에 따라 각각 결정돼요.

was나 were 뒤에 not을 붙여요: wasn't(I/he/she/it), weren't(you/we/they).

I wasn't hungry.
He wasn't there.
They weren't happy.
Not "I not was hungry." — say "I wasn't hungry.". not은 was 앞이 아니라 뒤에 와요.
해 보세요: She ___ at home last night. (wasn't / weren't / not was) 정답: wasn't — She 뒤에는 was를 쓰므로 부정형은 weren't가 아니라 wasn't이고, not은 뒤에 와요: She wasn't at home.

질문할 때는 Was나 Were를 사람 앞에 놓아요.

Was she at home?
Were you late?
Was it cold?
Not "You were late? (asking)" — say "Were you late?". 의문문에서는 were가 먼저 오고, 그다음에 사람이 와요.
해 보세요: Camila: The children are inside now, and they look very cold. Hiroshi: ___ outside all morning? Hiroshi의 질문을 완성해 보세요. (Were they / They were / They was) 정답: Were they — 질문할 때는 Were가 먼저 오고 사람이 그 뒤에 와요. 한 선택지는 사람을 먼저 썼는데, 이건 묻는 말이 아니라 무언가를 알려 주는 말의 순서예요. 다른 선택지는 was를 썼는데, was는 I, he, she, it에 쓰고 they에는 안 써요.
해 보세요: Remember: who is it? Mei ___ at the cooking class. (was / were / are) 정답: was — Mei = she → was. (가장 기본적인 선택이에요: I/he/she/it → was, you/we/they → were.)

틀림	맞음	이유
I were at home.	I was at home.	I의 과거형은 were가 아니라 was예요.
They was at school.	They were at school.	they 뒤에는 were를 써요. was는 I, he, she, it에만 써요.
He were here. / They was here.	He was here. / They were here.	누구인지에 따라 결정돼요: I/he/she/it는 was, you/we/they는 were를 써요.
I not was hungry.	I wasn't hungry.	not은 was 앞이 아니라 뒤에 와요.
You were late? (asking)	Were you late?	의문문에서는 were가 먼저 오고, 그다음에 사람이 와요.