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Past Simple Tense – to be (was / were)

October 19, 2025

GRAMATIKA. PAPRASTASIS BŪTASIS LAIKAS

(Past Simple Tense – to be – was / were – būti)

Teigiamoji forma (Affirmative Form)

Angliškai Lietuviškai
I was aš buvau
You were tu buvai
He was jis buvo
She was ji buvo
It was jis, ji (daiktas) buvo
We were mes buvome
You were jūs buvote
They were jie, jos buvo

Neigiamoji forma (Negative Form)

Angliškai Lietuviškai
I was not aš nebuvau
You were not tu nebuvai
He was not jis nebuvo
She was not ji nebuvo
It was not jis, ji (daiktas) nebuvo
We were not mes nebuvome
You were not jūs nebuvote
They were not jie, jos nebuvo

Klausiamoji forma (Interrogative Form)

Angliškai Lietuviškai
Was I? Ar aš buvau?
Were you? Ar tu buvai?
Was he? Ar jis buvo?
Was she? Ar ji buvo?
Was it? Ar jis, ji (daiktas) buvo?
Were we? Ar mes buvome?
Were you? Ar jūs buvote?
Were they? Ar jie, jos buvo?

Atsakymai (Short Answers)

Teigiamas Lietuviškai Neigiamas Lietuviškai
Yes, I was taip, aš buvau No, I was not ne, aš nebuvau
Yes, you were taip, tu buvai No, you were not ne, tu nebuvai
Yes, he was taip, jis buvo No, he was not ne, jis nebuvo
Yes, she was taip, ji buvo No, she was not ne, ji nebuvo
Yes, it was taip, jis, ji (d.) buvo No, it was not ne, jis, ji (d.) nebuvo
Yes, we were taip, mes buvome No, we were not ne, mes nebuvome
Yes, you were taip, jūs buvote No, you were not ne, jūs nebuvote
Yes, they were taip, jie, jos buvo No, they were not ne, jie, jos nebuvo

Pastabos (Notes)

Asmenuojant veiksmažodį was / were, nėra naudojamas pagalbinis veiksmažodis.
Klausiamuosiuose sakiniuose tarinys eina prieš veiksnį.

Šnekamojoje kalboje vartojamos sutrumpintos formos:

Pilna forma Sutrumpinta forma Tarimas
was not wasn’t /ˈwɒznt/
were not weren’t /ˈwɜːnt/

Pavyzdžiai (Examples)

  • The day was rainy and foggy yesterday.
    → Diena buvo lietinga ir ūkanota vakar.

  • Were the Woods by the Irish Sea?
    → Ar buvo Vudų šeima prie Airijos jūros?

  • The weather wasn’t bad last week.
    → Oras nebuvo blogas praėjusią savaitę.

✅ Teiginiai ir formos teisingi.
✅ „Was“ vartojamas su I, he, she, it, o „were“ – su you, we, they.
⚠️ „You was“ yra netaisyklinga forma.

Exercises

Exercise 1Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be (was/were):

  1. I ___ at school yesterday.
  2. She ___ very tired last night.
  3. They ___ in London two days ago.
  4. It ___ a sunny day.
  5. We ___ happy to see you.
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Exercise 2Make Sentences

Write full sentences using was or were based on these prompts:

  1. you / at home / yesterday
  2. the movie / good
  3. they / not / at school
  4. he / late / for work
  5. it / cold / last night

Exercise 3Negative Sentences

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form:

  1. I was at the park. →
  2. She was hungry. →
  3. We were ready. →
  4. They were busy. →
  5. It was hot. →

Exercise 4Questions

Change these sentences into questions:

  1. You were late.
  2. He was at school.
  3. They were tired.
  4. It was windy.
  5. We were friends.

Exercise 5Short Answers

Answer the questions with short answers:

  1. Were you at home yesterday?
  2. Was it cold last night?
  3. Were they happy?
  4. Was she your teacher?
  5. Were we late?

Exercise 6Choose the Correct Option

Choose the correct word:

  1. I ___ at school yesterday.

    • (was / were)

  2. You ___ tired.

    • (was / were)

  3. They ___ in Paris.

    • (was / were)

  4. It ___ very hot.

    • (was / were)

  5. We ___ in a hurry.

    • (was / were)

Exercise 7Sentence Correction

Find and correct the mistakes:

  1. You was late.
  2. They was at home.
  3. We was friends.
  4. He were tired.
  5. It were cold.

Exercise 8Match the Pairs

Match the beginnings and endings:

A B
I was at home yesterday.
They were not ready.
It was a nice day.
We were on holiday.
He was very busy.

Exercise 9Translate into English

Translate into English:

  1. Aš buvau pavargęs vakar.
  2. Mes buvome laimingi.
  3. Ji nebuvo mokykloje.
  4. Jie buvo mano draugai.
  5. Oras buvo blogas.

Exercise 10Your Turn!

Write 5 short sentences about your yesterday using was or were.
Example: I was at the park. It was sunny.

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