Not "I were at home." — say "I was at home.". I의 과거형은 were가 아니라 was예요.
해 보세요: Yesterday it ___ very cold. (was / were / is) 정답: was — It 뒤에는 were가 아니라 was를 써요. ("Is"는 현재 시제이고, "yesterday"를 보면 과거임을 알 수 있어요.) 따라서: it was cold.
You / we / they: were
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: Amina and Hiroshi ___ at Magaff Library. (were / was / are) 정답: were — Amina and Hiroshi = they이므로 was가 아니라 were를 써요: They were at Magaff Library.
was 또는 were?
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.". 주어에 따라 결정돼요: 한 명/사물 하나(I/he/she/it)는 was, you/we/they는 were를 써요.
해 보세요: Lars ___ at the park, but his friends ___ at the gym. (was … were / were … was / was … was) 정답: was … were — Lars = he → was. His friends = they → were. 주어가 누구인지에 따라 각각 결정돼요.
부정문: wasn't / weren't
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.
의문문: Was / Were가 맨 앞에
질문할 때는 Was나 Were를 주어 앞에 둬요.
Was she at home?
Were you late?
Was it cold?
Not "You were late? (asking)" — say "Were you late?". 의문문에서는 were가 맨 앞에 오고, 그 뒤에 주어가 와요.
해 보세요: ___ you late for class? (Were / Was / Did) 정답: Were — You 뒤에는 were를 쓰며, 의문문에서는 맨 앞에 나와요: Were you late? (Was는 I/he/she/it에 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.)