Отрицательная форма и краткая форма отрицания
I was not = I wasn't it was not = it wasn't
you were not = you weren't we were not = we weren't
he was not = he wasn't they were not = they weren't
she was not = she wasn't
В устной и неофициальной письменной речи чаще употребляется именно краткая форма отрицания. Вопросительная форма:
Was I he she it?
Were you we they?
Разделительные вопросы:
I was there, wasn't I?
You were there, weren't you?
Краткий переспрос для выражения удивления:
I was?
You were?
He was?
She was?
It was?
I wasn't rude, was I?
You weren't rude, were you?
I wasn't?
You weren't?
He wasn't?
She wasn't?
It wasn't?
We were?
They were?
Общие вопросы и краткие ответы:
- Was she there? - Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
- Were they happy? - Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.
- We weren't?
- They weren't?
VERB TO DO
ГЛАГОЛ “ДЕЛАТЬ”
Один из самых употребительных в английском языке, глагол to do выступает в качестве основного глагола в значении «делать» и вспомогательного при образовании времен группы Simple.
TO DO В КАЧЕСТВЕ ОСНОВНОГО ГЛАГОЛА
Что ты делаешь? What are you doing?
Чем вы занимаетесь? What do you do (for a living)?
Сделай мне одолжение! Do me a favor!
You have done it! Вы сделали это! (У вас получилось!)
They did it again! Они снова это сделали!
ТО DO В КАЧЕСТВЕ ВСПОМОГАТЕЛЬНОГО ГЛАГОЛА
Do you speak English? Вы говорите по-английски?
I don't drive a car. Я не вожу машину.
Does he know her? Он знает ее?
He doesn't do business. Он не занимается бизнесом.
I do like it! Мне это, правда, нравится!
Did you enjoy the concert? Вам понравился концерт?
I didn't have time. У меня не было времени.
VERB TO HAVE