영어 문법 · 고딸영문법 2권 Unit1
Was, Were로 의문문 어떻게 만들지? ❓
be동사 과거형 의문문 쉬워요!
was/were를 주어 앞으로 — 단 하나의 규칙으로 과거 의문문 완벽 정복
“She was a teacher.” — 이 문장을 “그녀는 선생님이었나요?”라고 질문으로 바꾸려면 어떻게 할까요? 영어 be동사 과거형 의문문은 생각보다 훨씬 쉽습니다. 딱 한 가지 규칙만 기억하면 됩니다 — was/were를 주어 앞으로! 고딸영문법 2권 Unit1에서는 be동사 과거형 의문문과 Yes/No 단답형까지 한 번에 정리합니다.
📌 핵심 요약
- 의문문 만들기: 평서문에서 was/were를 주어 앞으로 이동
- 구조: Was/Were + 주어 + (나머지)?
- was 의문문: Was + I/he/she/it…? (단수 주어)
- were 의문문: Were + you/we/they…? (복수·you 주어)
- 단답형: Yes, 주어 + was/were. / No, 주어 + wasn’t/weren’t.
평서문 → 의문문 변환 연습
was/were를 주어 앞으로 이동하고 물음표를 붙입니다.
She was a teacher.
→
Was she a teacher?
He was at home.
→
Was he at home?
It was cold.
→
Was it cold?
They were happy.
→
Were they happy?
You were late.
→
Were you late?
Was vs Were 의문문 — 주어별 예문
Was …? 단수 주어
Was she a student?
Was he tired?
Was it a good movie?
Was the weather nice?
Was the test difficult?
Was he tired?
Was it a good movie?
Was the weather nice?
Was the test difficult?
Were …? 복수·you 주어
Were you at home?
Were they happy?
Were we late?
Were your parents teachers?
Were the students excited?
Were they happy?
Were we late?
Were your parents teachers?
Were the students excited?
단답형 — Yes/No로 간단하게
Was she a teacher?
✅ Yes, she was. — 네, 그랬어요.
❌ No, she wasn’t. — 아니요, 아니었어요.
Was it cold yesterday?
✅ Yes, it was. — 네, 추웠어요.
❌ No, it wasn’t. — 아니요, 춥지 않았어요.
Were you at school?
✅ Yes, I was. — 네, 있었어요.
❌ No, I wasn’t. — 아니요, 없었어요.
Were they hungry?
✅ Yes, they were. — 네, 배고팠어요.
❌ No, they weren’t. — 아니요, 배고프지 않았어요.
의문사 + Was/Were — 더 구체적으로 질문하기
의문사(Where/When/Who/Why/How) + Was/Were + 주어 + …?
Where
Where was she yesterday?
그녀는 어제 어디 있었나요?
When
When were they at the park?
그들은 언제 공원에 있었나요?
Who
Who was your teacher?
당신의 선생님은 누구였나요?
Why
Why were you so tired?
왜 그렇게 피곤했나요?
How
How was your day?
오늘 하루 어땠나요?
How
How was the food?
음식은 어땠나요?
“How was your day? Was it fun? Were you busy?” — 이 세 문장만으로도 완벽한 과거 대화가 시작됩니다.”
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💡 실용 팁
✔ 한 가지 규칙만: was/were를 주어 앞으로 → Was/Were + 주어?
✔ was는 단수, were는 복수·you: Was he…? / Were they…?
✔ 단답형 공식: Yes, 주어 + was/were. / No, 주어 + wasn’t/weren’t.
✔ “How was…?” 패턴 암기: “How was your day?” “How was the movie?” 일상 회화 필수 표현
✔ 현재↔과거 짝 연습: “Is she…?” → “Was she…?” 현재와 과거형을 함께 익히기
✔ 의문사 확장: Where/When/How + was/were + 주어? 패턴으로 더 구체적인 질문 만들기
⚠️ 주의할 점
⚠ “Did she was…?” (✗) → “Was she…?” (✓) — be동사 의문문에 do/did 사용 금지
⚠ “Was you…?” (✗) → “Were you…?” (✓) — you는 단수처럼 보여도 항상 were
⚠ 단답형 주어 생략 금지: “Yes, was.” (✗) → “Yes, she was.” (✓) — 반드시 주어 포함
⚠ 의문사 질문에 Yes/No 금지: “How was the party?” → “Yes, it was.” (✗) → “It was great!” (✓)
⚠ “Were you was…?” (✗) — was와 were 중 하나만 사용, 절대 둘 다 쓰지 않음
be동사 과거형 의문문, 딱 하나의 규칙입니다. was/were를 주어 앞으로. Was she…? Were they…? 이 패턴으로 과거의 모든 상태를 질문할 수 있습니다. 오늘 바로 활용해보세요 — “How was your day?” “Was it fun?” “Were you busy?”