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A2 · Elementair Werkwoorden en tijd Vragen 10

De regel

De verleden tijd van be heeft twee vormen: was voor I, he, she en it; were voor you, we en they. Ontkennend was not / were not; in de vraag draait u ze om: Were you at home?

Patroon

I / he / she / it was · you / we / they were · Was I …? Were you …?

Voorbeelden

  1. I was at the doctor this morning.

    Ik was vanochtend bij de dokter.

  2. They were very friendly.

    Zij waren erg vriendelijk.

  3. It was not expensive.

    Het was niet duur.

  4. Were you at work yesterday?

    Was u gisteren op het werk?

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • Fout: They was late.

    Goed: They were late.

    they krijgt were, nooit was.

  • Fout: You was very kind.

    Goed: You were very kind.

    you krijgt altijd were, één of meer personen.

Oefenvragen

Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.

  1. 1Vul het gat in.

    I _____ at home all evening.

    1. was
    2. is
    3. are
    4. were
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A I was at home all evening.

    I krijgt was.

  2. 2Vul het gat in.

    The shops _____ closed on Sunday.

    1. is
    2. be
    3. was
    4. were
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D The shops were closed on Sunday.

    Een meervoud krijgt were.

  3. 3Vul het gat in.

    _____ she at the meeting?

    1. Is
    2. Were
    3. Did
    4. Was
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D Was she at the meeting?

    she krijgt was, en dat staat vooraan in de vraag.

  4. 4Vul het gat in.

    We _____ not very happy with the room.

    1. were
    2. was
    3. are
    4. do
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A We were not very happy with the room.

    we krijgt were.

  5. 5Vul het gat in.

    It _____ colder than yesterday.

    1. had
    2. were
    3. was
    4. did
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C It was colder than yesterday.

    it krijgt was.

  6. 6Kies de juiste zin.

    1. My parents was born in Egypt.
    2. My parents were born in Egypt.
    3. My parents be born in Egypt.
    4. My parents is born in Egypt.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B My parents were born in Egypt.

    Een meervoud krijgt were.

  7. 7Kies de juiste zin.

    1. Were they at the station?
    2. Was they at the station?
    3. Did they were at the station?
    4. They were at the station?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A Were they at the station?

    In de vraag staat were voor het onderwerp.

  8. 8Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. I was tired after work.
    2. I were tired after work.
    3. She was tired after work.
    4. We were tired after work.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B I were tired after work.

    I krijgt was.

  9. 9Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    Welke zin is fout?

    1. The food was cold.
    2. The food were cold.
    3. It was cold.
    4. The plates were cold.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B The food were cold.

    food is enkelvoud, dus was.

  10. 10Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.

    The weather was terrible last week

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: The weather was terrible last week.

    Onderwerp, dan was, dan de rest.

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