Th́ quaù khöù cuûa “to be” ñöôïc duøng ñeå noái moät chuû töø vôùi moät hay nhieàu töø ñeå chæ moät vieäc cuûa chuû töø ñaơ xaåy ra trong quaù khöù. Chuùng ta thöôøng hay duøng caùc töø nhö “hoâm qua” hay nhöơng töø ngöơ nhö: “tuaàn vöùa qua” hay “naêm ngoaùi” ñeå chæ moät vieäc ñaơ xaåy ra trong quaù khöù.
Ñoäng töø “be” laø moät ñoäng töø baát quí taéc. Chuùng ta duøng “was” vôùi ñaïi töø hay danh töø soá ít vaø “were” vôùi ñaïi töø hay danh töø soá nhieàu. Moät ngoaïi leä khi duøng ñaïi töø “you” th́ luoân luoân duøng vôùi “were”.
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I was Toâi ñaơ laø You were Anh (cḥ) ñaơ laø He was Anh aáy ñaơ laø She was Cḥ aáy ñaơ laø It was Noù ñaơ laø We were Chuùng toâi ñaơ laø You were Caùc anh (cḥ) ñaơ laø They were Chuùng noù ñaơ laø |
I was a student.Toâi ñaơ laø moät sinh vieân
The baby was tired.Em beù ñaơ ḅ meät
She was fat.Coâ aáy ñaơ maäp
You were sick.Anh (cḥ) ñaơ ḅ ḅnh
It was a fast car.Noù ñaơ laø moät xe hôi loaïi nhanh
We were wet.Chuùng toâi ñaơ ḅ öôùt
You were friends.Caùc anh (cḥ) ñaơ laø baïn.
The janitors were happy.Nhöơng ngöôøi gaùc dan ñaơ sung söôùng.