was
was — 動詞
1. the form of the verb 'be' that we use when talking about the past. The subject i
是
be的過去式，用於第一、三人稱單數
the form of the verb 'be' that we use when talking about the past. The subject is 'I', 'he', 'she', 'it', or a single person or thing.
Ritu was the winner of the school spelling competition.
Ritu 是學校拼字比賽的冠軍。
was + noun phrase (identity/role)
The garden was full of bright yellow flowers in spring.
春天時，花園裡開滿了鮮黃色的花朵。
was + adjective phrase (description)
Quan was waiting for the bus when it started to rain.
Quan 正在等公車的時候，天空開始下雨了。
was + present participle (past continuous)
The letter was sent to the wrong address by mistake.
那封信被誤寄到了錯誤的地址。
was + past participle (passive voice)
Élise was at her grandmother's house all afternoon.
Élise 整個下午都在她祖母家。
was + prepositional phrase (location)
- there was
- it was
- once was
- was born
- was called
文法句型
was + noun/adjective
was + present participle (past continuous)
was + past participle (passive voice)
was + prepositional phrase (location)
用法筆記
Subject is always singular: 'I', 'he', 'she', 'it', or a singular noun. For plural subjects (we, you, they), use 'were'. When used with a present participle (was + -ing), it forms the past continuous tense; with a past participle, it forms the passive voice.