Grammar: A2 - ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: ⏳ Past & Future Tenses (Basics) - Lesson 1: Past Simple with "be" (was, were) - Affirmative, Negative, Question

Lesson 1: Past Simple 'Be'

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Past Simple 'Be'

អតីតកាលជាមួយកិរិយាស័ព្ទ 'Be'

We use was and were to talk about states or locations in the past.

យើងប្រើ was/were ដើម្បីនិយាយពីស្ថានភាព ឬទីកន្លែងនៅក្នុងអតីតកាល។

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psychology Was vs. Were

របៀបប្រើប្រាស់ជាមួយប្រធាន

I / He / She / It

WAS

You / We / They

WERE

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check_circle 1. Affirmative (+)

ប្រយោគស្រប

I was at home yesterday. ខ្ញុំបាននៅផ្ទះកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។

They were happy last night. ពួកគេសប្បាយចិត្តកាលពីយប់មិញ។

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cancel 2. Negative (-)

បន្ថែមពាក្យ "not" ពីក្រោយ (wasn't / weren't)

It wasn't cold. វាមិនត្រជាក់ទេ។

We weren't late. ពួកយើងមិនបានយឺតទេ។

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help 3. Questions (?)

ប្តូរកិរិយាស័ព្ទមកដាក់ខាងមុខប្រធាន

Were you tired? តើអ្នកហត់មែនទេ?

Was she at school? តើនាងបាននៅសាលារៀនមែនទេ?

warning The "You" Trap!

Always use "Were" with "You"

(ទោះបីជា "You" សំដៅលើមនុស្សតែម្នាក់ ក៏យើងនៅតែប្រើ "were" ជានិច្ច!)

You was happy. ❌

You were happy. ✅

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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Listen closely to the pronunciation and practice speaking out loud!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡

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Yesterday, Bopha and I ___ at the market.

(កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ខ្ញុំ និងបុប្ផា បាននៅឯផ្សារ។)

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device_thermostat Weather/It

It ___ very hot last weekend.

(អាកាសធាតុក្តៅខ្លាំងណាស់កាលពីចុងសប្តាហ៍មុន។)

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help_center Question Form

___ they at the party?

(តើពួកគេបាននៅឯកម្មវិធីជប់លៀងមែនទេ?)

gpp_maybe THE TRAP QUESTION! ⚠️

Where ___ you yesterday?

(តើអ្នកនៅឯណាកាលពីម្សិលមិញ?)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write it down edit_document (សរសេរ ១ ប្រយោគប្រាប់ថា តើអ្នកនៅឯណាកាលពីម៉ោង ៨ យប់មិញ? "I was...")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Weather Reporter record_voice_over (និយាយ ២ ប្រយោគជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស អំពីអាកាសធាតុកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ឧ. "It was hot.")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Ask a Friend contact_support (សួរមិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស: "Were you tired this morning?")

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Channary 2 hours ago

Teacher, why do we say "You were" if "You" is only one person? It's confusing!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Channary! In English, the word "You" uses the exact same grammar rules whether you are talking to one person (singular) or a group of people (plural). Because of this, it is ALWAYS "You were", never "You was". Just memorize it as a package deal! 🎁