be動詞の過去形
【 am, are, is 】 の過去形は 【 was, were 】 です。
疑問文や否定文のつくりかたは，【 am, are, is 】 のときと同じです。
下の表を見て，確認してください。
| 主語 | ～はでした | ～はでしたか | ～はではありませんでした |
|---|---|---|---|
| 私 | I was -- | Was I -- ? | I was not -- . |
| あなた | You were -- | Were you -- ? | You were not -- . |
| 彼 | He was -- | Was he -- ? | He was not -- . |
| 彼女 | She was -- | Was she -- ? | She was not -- . |
| それ | It was -- | Was it -- ? | It was not -- . |
| 私たち | We were -- | Were we -- ? | We were not -- . |
| あなたたち | You were -- | Were you -- ? | You were not -- . |
| 彼ら 彼女ら それら | They were -- | Were they -- ? | They were not -- . |
練習１ 次の文を疑問文に直しなさい。主語はそのままで良い。
① 文中に was, were があるので，文の先頭に出す。
② 文の先頭は大文字に。小文字にすべきところは小文字に。
③ 文末には必ず ? をつける。
1. I was busy last week. 私は先週忙しかった。
2.You were small last year. あなたは去年小さかった。
3. He was a baseball player thirty years ago. 彼は３０年前野球の選手だった。
4. She was a junior high school student last year. 彼女は去年中学生だった。
5. It was a small tree. それは小さな木だった。
6. We were in our classroom at that time. 私たちはそのとき教室にいました。
7. You were young two years ago. あなたがたは２年前若かった。
8. They were very kind yesterday. 彼らは昨日とても親切だった。
練習２ 次の過去進行形の文を日本語に直しなさい。
※ at that time ＝ then ＝ そのとき という意味です。
1. I was listening to the radio at that time.
2. You were washing the car at that time.
3. He was reading an English book at that time.
4. She was walking with her mother at that time.
5. It was sleeping well at that time.
答え
【練習１】
1. Was I busy last week? 2. Were you small last year?
3. Was he a baseball player thirty years ago? 4. Was she a junior high school student last year?
5. Was it a small tree? 6. Were we in our classroom at that time?
7. Were you young two years ago? 8. Were they very kind yesterday?
【練習２】
1. 私はそのときラジオを聞いていました。 2. あなたはそのとき車を洗っていました。
3. 彼はそのとき英語の本を読んでいました。 4. 彼女はそのときお母さんと一緒に歩いていました。
5. それはそのときよく眠っていました。
授業で紹介したい英文
Mother's Day
Today is Mother's Day.I want to give Mother a nice present.
The handkerchief.
The apron.
The slippers.
Oh! I have a good idea.
I can cook.
I'll cook for Mother.
I decided to cook curry and rice.
The curry and rice was complete in half an hour.
Oh! できた！ できた！
The curry and rice was very, very, very, very, very, very nice.
（ほんとですよ）
Mother was very glad.
It was a very, very fine day today.
THE GREAT LAKES（五大湖）
Many, many years ago, the Great Lakes were not lakes.What were they?
They were the glaciers. The glaciers were very, very big, and very, very deep.
They melted, and became large lakes.
It was about 11,000 years ago.
(1)
Look at the map.
There are five large lakes in the Midwest of the U.S.A.
They are the Great Lakes.
Do you know the names of the Great Lakes?
They are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
(2)
Many, many years ago, the Great Lakes were not lakes.
Who made these lakes?
Nobody made them.
What made these lakes?
Glaciers made them.
(3)
Do you know the word 'glacier'?
A glacier is a river of ice.
Many, many years ago, there were great glaciers in North America.
In many places these glaciers were several thousand feet deep.
They melted, and became large lakes.
It was about 11,000 years ago.
This is the history of the Great Lakes.