be동사의 과거형

🌟 1. be동사란?

be동사는 존재, 상태, 신분 등을 나타내는 동사로, 현재형은 다음과 같습니다:

주어	현재형(be동사)
I	am
He/She/It	is
You/We/They	are

 

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⏳ 2. be동사의 과거형

주어	과거형(be동사)
I	was
He/She/It	was
You/We/They	were

 

즉,

• was: 단수 주어(I, he, she, it)
• were: 복수 주어(you, we, they) + you는 단수여도 were 사용

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✅ 3. 기본 구조

• 긍정문: 주어 + was/were + 명사/형용사/전치사구
  예) She was happy. / They were in the park.
• 부정문: 주어 + was/were + not
  예) I was not (wasn’t) late. / You were not (weren’t) busy.
• 의문문: Was/Were + 주어 + …?
  예) Was he sick? / Were they at school?

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📚 4. 예문으로 정리

 

문장 종류	예문
긍정문	He was a doctor. We were tired.
부정문	She was not ready. You weren’t at home.
의문문	Was it cold yesterday? Were you happy?

 

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⏰ 5. 시간 표현과 함께 자주 쓰이는 과거형 be동사

시간 표현	예문
yesterday	I was sick yesterday.
last night/week	They were here last week.
two days ago	She was angry two days ago.
in 2000	We were students in 2000.

 

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🔄 6. 간단 비교 – 현재형 vs. 과거형

현재형	과거형
I am hungry.	I was hungry.
He is at home.	He was at home.
They are happy.	They were happy.