Grammar. 8 Read the following sketches and guess what the words “was” and “were” mean

Was/were

8 Read the following sketches and guess what the words “was” and “were” mean.

- Are you a good swimmer now? - Are they your friends?

- No, but I was at school. - No, but they were my good

friends some years ago.

Remember! Глагол “to be” (быть, являться, находиться) в настоящем и прошедшем времени не требует вспомогательных глаголов для построения вопросительных и отрицательных предложений. Например, I was at the theater yesterday. Was I at the theater yesterday? I was not at the theater yesterday.

Утвердительное	Отрицательное	Вопросительное	Краткие ответы
I wasin the gym.	I was not (I wasn’t) in the gym.	Was I in the gym?	Yes, I was. No, I was not.
You were in the gym.	You were not (You weren’t) in the gym.	Were you in the gym?	Yes, you were. No, you were not.
He was in the gym. She was in the gym. It was in the gym.	He was not (He/she/it wasn’t) in the gym.	Was he/she/it in the gym?	Yes, he (she/it) was. No, he (she/it) was not.
We were in the gym.	We were not (We weren’t) in the gym.	Werewe in the gym?	Yes, we were. No, we were not.
They were in the gym.	They were not (They weren’t) in the gym.	Were they in the gym?	Yes, they were. No, they were not.

9 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb «to be»: was, were.

1. I _____ a sportsman.

2. _____ you a fan of “Salavat Yulayev” team?

3. She _____ a good guitar player.

4. What _____ your hobby in your childhood?

5. He _____ my best friend.

6. We _____ not dancers we ______ singers.

7. _____ she pleased to meet me?

8. It _____ nice to see you.

9. They _____ not right.