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

A2 English: Past Simple with "Be"
Past Simple
LESSON 1
Concept

Was & Were ⏳

យើងប្រើ was/were ដើម្បីនិយាយពីស្ថានភាព ឬទីកន្លែងក្នុងអតីតកាល។ (We use was/were for states or locations in the past.)

I / He / She / It WAS
You / We / They WERE

1. Affirmative (+)

I was at home yesterday.
ខ្ញុំបាននៅផ្ទះកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។
They were happy last night.
ពួកគេសប្បាយចិត្តកាលពីយប់មិញ។

2. Negative (-)

Add not after the verb. (Wasn't / Weren't)

It wasn't cold.
វាមិនត្រជាក់ទេ។
We weren't late.
ពួកយើងមិនបានយឺតទេ។

3. Questions (?)

Move the verb to the front.

Were you tired?
តើអ្នកហត់មែនទេ?
Was she at school?
តើនាងបាននៅសាលារៀនមែនទេ?
Yesterday, Bopha and I ______ at the market. 🛒

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