WAS VS. WERE – NE ZAMAN HANGİSİ KULLANILIR?

May 29






İngilizce öğrenirken en sık karşılaşılan kafa karışıklıklarından biri: "Was" mı, yoksa "Were" mü?
İkisi de geçmiş zamanın "be" fiilinden türemiş ama kullanım yerleri farklı.

Bu yazıda, “was” ve “were” arasındaki farkları, ne zaman hangisini kullanman gerektiğini örneklerle ve ipuçlarıyla anlatacağız. Tüm kafa karışıklıkları sona erecek!

1. Was ve Were Nedir?

"Was" ve "Were", İngilizce'de geçmiş zamanda “be” fiilinin çekilmiş halleri. Türkçeye "idi, -di" şeklinde çevrilebilir.

Fiil  Şimdiki Zaman  Geçmiş Zaman
be   am / is / are was / were

2. Was Ne Zaman Kullanılır?

"Was", tekil öznelerle kullanılır:

  • I
  • He
  • She
  • It
  • Tekil isimler (Ali, the dog, my father)

    Örnekler:
  • I was at home last night.
  • He was very tired after work.
  • It was cold yesterday.
  • The cat was on the roof.

3. Were Ne Zaman Kullanılır?

"Were", çoğul öznelerle ve "you" zamiriyle kullanılır:

  • You
  • We
  • They
  • Çoğul isimler (my friends, the dogs)

    Örnekler:
  • You were late this morning.
  • We were at the cinema.
  • They were happy to see us.
  • The kids were noisy.

Hızlı Karşılaştırma Tablosu

Özne Doğru Kullanım   Örnek Cümle
I   was I was tired.
He / She / It   was She was at school.
You   were You were great!
We / They   were They were excited.
Tekil isim   was My dog was hungry.
Çoğul isim   were My friends were at the party.

Olumsuz Cümlelerde Kullanımı

Olumsuz cümleler oluştururken "was" ya da "were" sonuna "not" eklenir.

  • I was not happy.
  • You were not ready.

    Kısa halleri:
  • wasn't = was not
  • weren't = were not

    Örnekler:
  • He wasn't at work yesterday.
  • We weren't hungry.

Soru Cümlelerinde Kullanımı

Soru sorarken "was" ya da "were" başa gelir.

Örnekler:
  • Was she at the meeting?
  • Were they tired?
  • Was it raining?
  • Were you busy?

Özel Durum: If I were / I wish I were

Günlük hayatta, özellikle dilek ya da hayali durumlar anlatılırken “I were” kullanılır. Bu bir istisnadır ve gramerde subjunctive olarak geçer.

Örnekler: 
  • If I were rich, I’d travel the world.
  • I wish I were taller.
    Not:     “If I was” halk arasında duyulabilir ama resmi ve doğru olan "If I were" kullanımını tercih et.

Sonuç: Was mı, Were mü? Artık Karışmıyor!

İngilizce'de geçmiş zamanı doğru kullanmak istiyorsan, “was” ve “were” ayrımını iyi bilmen şart. Bu iki kelime, basit gibi görünse de iletişimini güçlendirir ve seni daha anlaşılır kılar.

Kısaca unutma:
  • Was → Tekil özneler için
  • Were → Çoğul özneler ve "you" için
  • I were → Dilek cümlelerinde özel kullanım

Mini Alıştırma

  1. She ___ at the concert last night.
  2. You ___ not at school yesterday.
  3. My parents ___ on holiday.
  4. It ___ really cold.
  5. I wish I ___ a doctor.