✅ [누구나 배우는 영어] 12편

 

📘 be동사의 과거형 – was / were 완전정리

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🔹 헤드라인

“I was tired.”
“They were happy.”
“She was at school.”

 

모두 과거의 상태나 존재를 나타내는 문장이죠?

 

be동사의 과거형은 단 두 가지!
👉 was / were

 

오늘 이걸 한 번에 정리해서, ‘~이었다’ 표현의 왕도를 배워볼 거야.

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🔹 1. be동사 과거형이란?

과거의 상태나 존재를 나타내는 be동사의 변형:

현재형과거형사용되는 주어

 

am / is	was	I, he, she, it (단수)
are	were	you, we, they (복수)

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🔹 2. 문장 예시

주어과거형문장

 

I	was	I was tired.
He	was	He was at home.
She	was	She was my teacher.
It	was	It was sunny.
You	were	You were great.
We	were	We were hungry.
They	were	They were in the park.

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🔹 3. 말하기 연습 (입으로 익히기)

✔ I was happy.
✔ He was late.
✔ She was a nurse.
✔ You were funny.
✔ We were there.
✔ They were busy.

 

👉 상황을 떠올리며 말하면 훨씬 기억에 잘 남아요!

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🔹 4. 퀴즈 – 빈칸 채우기

1. I ___ in my room.
2. They ___ my friends.
3. She ___ very kind.
4. We ___ tired last night.
5. He ___ not at the meeting.
6. You ___ amazing!

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📝 정답 확인

1. was
2. were
3. was
4. were
5. was
6. were

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🔹 5. 핵심 요약

주어과거형

 

I, He, She, It	was
You, We, They	were

✅ 부정문: was not (wasn’t) / were not (weren’t)
✅ 의문문: Was he...? / Were you...?

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🔹 6. 실천 팁 & 논평

be동사의 과거형은 과거 회화의 뼈대입니다.
👉 특히 감정, 위치, 신분, 상태를 표현할 때 자주 쓰여요!

 

오늘 하루를 돌아보며 말해보세요:

• I was busy.
• We were together.
• She was very helpful.

하루 3문장씩만 말해도 회화 감각이 크게 늘어납니다.