İngilizce – To be -Present and Past am-is-are-was-were nedir? hangisi ne zaman kullanılır? (yardımcı fiiler)
“TO BE” etrafımızdaki nesneleri NİTELEMEK, ÖZELLİKLERİNİ, YERLERİNİ VE KONUMLARINI BELİRTMEK İSTEDİĞIMIZDE kullanacağımız temel fiildir. To be cümleleri kesinlikle EYLEM CÜMLESİ DEĞİLDİRLER.İçinde hareket, ivme içeren hiçbir yapıyı anlatamazlar.
To Be | Kısa Şekil | Örnek Cümle |
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I am | I'm | I'm from Turkey. |
You are | You're | You're Ayşe. |
He is | He's | He's twenty years old. |
She is | She's | She's a nurse. |
It is | It's | It's a big dog. |
We are | We're | We're intelligent. |
You are | You're | You're students. |
They are | They're | They're married. |
“Are” birden fazla nesneler, canlılar .. için. “Is” ise birden fazla olmayan tekil nesne veya canlı için kullanılır.
Am, Is, Are şimdiki zaman için kullanılır, yani geçmiş zaman için kullanılamazlar. Mesela Türkçe örnek verirsek; Gidiyorum,Geliyorum,Yiyorum,Koşuyorum gibi kelimelerle şimdiki zamandan bahsedersiniz ama Gidiyordum,Giderim,Koşarım,Koşuyordum dediğiniz zaman şimdi koştuğunuz ya da gittiğinizi belirtmediğinden şimdiki zaman olarak sayılmazlar.
Şahıs Zamiri | To Be | Örnek cümle |
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I | am not | from Portugal. |
You | are not | You are not Italian. |
He | is not | He is not thirty years old. |
She | is not | She is not a secretary. |
It | is not | It is not a small cat. |
We | are not | We are not stupid. |
You | are not | You are not teachers. |
They | are not | They are not single. |
Soru Şekli | Kısa Cevap | Kısa Cevap |
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Am I intelligent? | Yes, you are. | No, you aren't |
Are you a student? | Yes, I am. | No, I am not. |
Is he a pilot? | Yes, he is. | No, he isn't. |
Is she from Spain? | Yes, she is. | No, she isn't. |
Is it a big house? | Yes, it is. | No, it isn't. |
Are we ready? | Yes, we are. | No, we aren't. |
Are you doctors? | Yes, we are. | No, we aren't. |
Are they rich? | Yes, they are | No, they aren't. |
TO BE – PAST (was-were) – Geçmiş Zaman Olarak
İngilizce was-were, TO BE FİİLİNİN GEÇMIŞ ZAMANDAKİ KARŞILIĞIDIR. am-is-are yardımcı fiillerinin GEÇMİŞ ZAMAN halleridir.
Şahıs Zamiri | To Be | Örnek Cümle |
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I | was | I was tired this morning. |
You | were | You were very good. |
He | was | He was the best in his class. |
She | was | She was late for work. |
It | was | It was a sunny day. |
We | were | We were at home. |
They | were | They were happy with their test resul |
Mesela She, He ve It gibi şahıs zamirlerde asla “were” kullanılmaz. Yerine “was” kullanılır.
They ve You gibi şahıs zamirleri kullanırken yanına “was” değil, “were” kullanılır.
TO BE- PAST | Negative (OLUMSUZ ŞEKLİ) | |
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Şahıs Zamiri | TO BE | Örnek Cümle |
I | was not | I was not tired this morning. |
You | were not | You were not crazy. |
He | was not | He was not married. |
She | was not | She was not famous. |
It | was not | It was not hot yesterday. |
We | were not | We were not invited. |
They | were not | They were not friends. |
I am a doctor. (Ben bir doktorum.) (GENİŞ ZAMAN ve şimdiki zamanı kapsar)
I was a doctor. (Ben bir doktordum) (GEÇMİŞ ZAMANI kapsar.)
They are at home. (Onlar evde.) (Geniş zaman ve şimdiki zamanı kapsar)
They were at home. (Onlar evdeydiler.) (Geçmiş zamanı kapsar.)
There was a letter for you this morning. (Bu sabah size bir mektup vardı.)
There was some important news on the radio. (Radyoda önemli birkaç haber vardı.)
Jack lost his job yesterday. He was angry. (Jack dün işini kaybetti. Kızgındı.)
TO BE- PAST | Questions (SORU ŞEKLİ) |
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Affirmative | Örnek Cümle |
I was late | Was I late? |
You were sick. | Were you sick? |
He was surprised. | Was he surprised? |
She was from Italy. | Was she from Italy? |
It was a big house. | Was it a big house? |
We were ready | Were we ready? |
They were busy. | Were they busy? |
Was Maria at the college last year? (Maria geçen sene kolejde miydi?)
Who was at the college last year? (Geçen sene kim kolejdeydi?)
Was Orwell in India two years ago? (Orwell iki sene önce Hindistan’da mıydı?)
English exercise “To be present and past”
My parents are not at home. Where is the bank?
Are you a teacher?
Who is this girl?
Were you alone or with your wife?
We were angry not to meet them.
You were very angry.
They were very late.
Where was Matt at ten o’clock
Were there a lot of people in the snack bar?
What was the weather like at midnight?
Was Matt in his cabin?
Was Loren good at school?
She was so-so.
Was Margaret good at school? No, she wasn’t