Complete the sentences was / were / am /is / are
1. I and my brother …………. at the seaside last summer.
2.

A: How was the weather yesterday?
B: lt ………………….. sunny and hot.
3. A: How many pencils ………….. there in your pencil case yesterday?
B: There …………… three.
4.

Listen! The music …………….. very loud.

5.

There ………………….. ten students in the classroom today.
6.

There …………………… a lot of stars in the sky last night.
7.

Look! That man ……………………… very tired.
8. She ………………… at the park yesterday afternoon

Answers:

1. were 2. was 3. were, were 4. is
5. are 6. were 7. is 8. was
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Match with the pictures

1. Louise Pasteur was a famous scientist.
2. Salvador Dali was a Spanish painter.
3. Pele was a successful football player.
4. Halide Adıp Adıvar was a famous writer.
5. Adile Naşit was an important actress for Turkish films.
6. Marilyn Monroe was a famous American actress.
7. Hulusi Kentmen was a famous actor.
8. Yuri Gararin was the first man on the Moon.

Answers:

1. d 2. g 3. f 4. h
5. a 6. c 7. b 8. e

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Peter: Hi, Ken. How was your day yesterday?
Ken: Hi, Peter, I was at the park yesterday.
I was with my friends
Peter: Really? How was the weather?
Ken: lt was great. Warm and nice. There were children everywhere.
Peter: Were there any şowers?
Ken: Yes, There were. They were really beautiful. There were apples on the trees.

Answers:

1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. True

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Complete the sentences with am / is / are or was / were
1. The students …………… at a cinema yesterday evening but they ………… at a party this evening.
2. There …………… twenty students in the class at the moment but there …………… twenty five students yesterday morning.
3. My mother ……….. at a shopping centre at the moment but she …………….. at home an hour ago.
4. Mr. Poyraz ………………….. in the class now but he …………….. in the teachers’ room five minutes ago.
5. A: ……………………. your grandfather in his farmhouse last winter?
B: Yes, he …………… .
6. A: How ………………. you, Ahmet?
B: I ……………….. fine.
7. Where ……………. your parents last night?
8. They ………………. at a picnic yesterday.
They …………….. very tired now.
9. There …………….. not any orange juice in the fridge yesterday but there ………..some now.
10. A: ………………… there any problems with your homework yesterday?
B: No, there ……………….. .

Answers:

1. were, are 2. are, were 3. is, was 4. is, was 5. was, was
6. are, am 7. were 8. were, are 9. was, is 10. were, weren’t

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Complete the sentences with was / were
My uncle 1. ……………………… in Paris last
weekend. There 2. ………………… a meeting.
His visit 3. ……………. very nice. The weather
4. ……………… good. There 5. ………………
people everywhere. The sky 6. ………. blue.
My father 7. ……………….. with him. They
8. …………….. outside with the people and
the children.

Answers:

1. was 2. was 3. was 4. was
5. were 6. was 7. was 8. were

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Complete the sentences with am / is / are
1. Our parents ……………… at home today.
2. Where …………….. your friends at the moment?
3.

Mr. Öztürk …………. very tired this week.
4. A: …………….. there any money with you?
B: No, there ……………… .
5.

There …………… five children in the park now.

Answers:

1. are 2. are 3. is 4. is, isn’t 5. are

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1. a) My sister were at a party last night.
b) My sister was at a party last night.
2. a) There was two picture on the wall.
b) There were two pictures on the wall.
3. a) The children not were in the garden two hours ago.
b) The children weren’t in the garden two hours ago.
4. a) Was you at home yesterday?
b) Were you at home yesterday?
5. a) There was a party last night.
b) There were a party last night.
6.

a) Was it Monday today?

b) Is it Monday today?
7. a) We were at home now.
b) We are at home now.
8. a) The girls are at the theatre yesterday night.
b) The girls were at the theatre yesterday night.
9. a) The doctor was in his office yesterday evening.
b) The doctor is in his office yesterday evening.

10.

a) Where are your children now?
b) Where were your children now?

Answers:
1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. b 9. a 10. a

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Geçen seneki konularımızda ‘there is, there are’ ın kullanılışını öğrenmiştik.
‘there were’ ün ise aynı kurallarla ‘there are’ ın yerine kullanılacağını ancak geçmişte kaldığını anlatmak için kullanacağız.

THERE WAS / THERE WERE

Negative sentences and questions
ATTENTION!
1. These was a television in our sitting room last year.
(-) There wasn’t a television in our sitting room last year.
(?) Was there a television in our sitting room last year?
– Yes, there were.
– No, there weren’t.
2. There was a tree in the garden two years ago.
(–)
(?)
–
–

3. There were five children in the park yesterday afternoon.
(-)
(?)
–
–

Answers:

2. (–) There wasn’t a tree in the garden two years ago.

(?) Was there a tree in the garden two years ago?
(–) Yes, there was.
(–) No, there wasn’t.
3. (–) There weren’t five children in the park yesterday afternoon.
(?) Were there five children in the park yesterday afternoon?
(–) Yes, there were.
(–) No, there weren’t.

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Negative sentences and questions
1. Was, were ile kurulan olumsuz cümlelere ‘not’ eklenir.
I / HE / SHE / IT – WAS NOT (WASN’T)
WE / YOU / THEY, WERE NOT (WEREN’T)
2. Soru cümlelerinde ise was ile were başa alınır.
WAS I / HE / SHE / IT …………….. ?
WERE WE / YOU / THEY …………. ?
Ex:
1. (+) Ayşe was in the swimming pool last weekend.
(–) Ayşe wasn’t in the swimming pool last weekend.
(?) Was Ayşe in the swimming pool the weekend?
– Yes, she was – No, she wasn’t.
2. (+) My parents were at a party  yesterday.
(–) My parents weren’t at a party yesterday.
(?) Were your parents at a party yesterday?

3. (+) I was in Paris two years ago.
(–) I wasn’t in Paris two years ago.
(?) Were you in Paris two years ago?
– Yes, I was – No, I wasn’t.

Activity Exercise

1. (+) Five students were absent yesterday.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Our house was in New York in 1985.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. His grandparents were in Side.
(–) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Answers:

1. (–) Five students weren’t absent yesterday.
(?) Were five students absent yesterday?
2. (–) Our house wasn’t in New York in 1985.
(?) Was your house in New York in 1985?
3. (–) His grandporents weren’t in Side.
(?) Were his grandparents in Side?

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Geçen seneki bilgilerimizden hatırladığımız gibi ‘to be’ fiilleri ‘am, is, are’ idi. Bunlar genelde ya da halen geçerli olan durumları anlatmak için kullanılıyordu. Bu ünitede aynı durumların artık değiştiğini ya da geçmişte kaldığını anlatmak için ‘to be’ fiillerinin past form’u olan ‘was were’ kullanmayı öğrenecegiz.

I was a student last year.

BUT

I am a teacher now.

NOT:
‘Am, is, are’ ve ‘Was, were’ cümlelerinden esas fiil yoktur. Aşağıdaki örneklere dikkat edelim.

FALSE  TRUE

I was go school yesterday I was at school yesterday.
My parents were eat at a restaurant last week My parents were at a restaurant last week.
Ali was swim in the pool two weeks ago. Ali was in the pool two weeks ago.
Bu cümlelerin en çok ayrıldığı nokta kullanılan time expressions (zaman anlamı veren ifade)’ dır.
1. ‘am, is, are’ la kullanılan ifadeler:
a) – Today – This week
– Now month year

Zaman ifadesi kullanmaya gerek kalmadan, genelde geçerli olan durumları anlatmak için de ‘am, is, are’ kullanılabilir. Ancak bir ayrım yapılması istendiğinde mutlaka zaman ifadeleri verilmelidir.
2. ‘was, were’le kullanılan ifadeler:
YESTERDAY / morning – LAST / week – tow days / AGO – in 1985, in 2005
afternoon year five weeks
evening Saturday two years
month ten minetes
‘Am, is, are’ ve ‘was, were’ ün kişilere göre dağılımı aşağıdaki gibidir:
I – AM I – WAS
HE / SHE / IT – IS HE / SHE / IT – WAS
WE / YOU / THEY – ARE WE / YOU / THEY – WERE

I was very afraid last night because of the horror film.

I am very happy now because of the comedy film.

Aşağıdaki resimlerde değişen durumlara dikkat edin, sondaki durumları siz ifade edin.
1.
My friends were at a restaurant yesterday evening, but they are at home today.
2.
She was in Paris last summer, but
………………………………………………….. (Turkey)
3.
Mr. Demir was ill last night, but
…………………………………………………….. (healthy)

4.
an hour ago now
I was at home an hour ago but
…………………………………….. (on the way home)
5.
Mrs. Watson was at the theatre yesterday
night but …………………………………………….. (shopping centre)

6.
last week this week
Last week I was sad but
……………………….. this week. (happy)

Answers:

2. she is in Turkey now. 3. tonight he is very healthy.
4. now I’m on the way home 5. she is at the shopping centre.
6. I am happy

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