Mahalle ve şehirdeki festival ve etkinlikler; ulaşım; geçmiş zamanda to be (was / were); why / when soruları; gerunds ve infinitives; yer ve zaman edatları; was/were ile question tags.
Festivals and events
Events: music festival, food festival, book fair, sports tournament, art exhibition, concert, film festival, street parade
Transport: bus, metro, tram, train, ferry, taxi, bike, scooter, on foot
- How do you go to school? → I go by bus. / I go on foot.
- ⚠️ by bus, by car, by train, by ferry ama on foot
Gerunds and infinitives:
- like / love / enjoy / hate + -ing: I enjoy watching concerts.
- want / would like / plan / decide + to + fiil: I want to visit the book fair. We decided to go by ferry.
Past Simple of “be”: was / were
| Özne | Olumlu | Olumsuz | Soru |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was | wasn’t | Was he…? |
| You / We / They | were | weren’t | Were they…? |
Time expressions: yesterday, last night, last week, last summer, two days ago, in 2020
- The festival was amazing! There were lots of people.
- I wasn’t at home yesterday. I was at the museum.
- Were you at the concert last night? – Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.
Why / When questions:
- When were you in İstanbul? – I was there last summer.
- Why were you late? – Because the bus was slow.
Question tags: It was a great show, wasn’t it? / They weren’t at school, were they?
| Present | Past |
|---|---|
| I am | I was |
| She is | She was |
| We are | We were |
| They are | They were |
Detective story: Where were you?
Detective: Where were you at 8 pm yesterday, Mr Green?
Mr Green: I was at the cinema.
Detective: Were you alone?
Mr Green: No, I wasn’t. My sister was with me.
Detective: What was the name of the film?
Mr Green: It was “The Lost Key.” It was really exciting!
Detective: Hmm… but the cinema was closed yesterday!
💡 Dedektif hikâyelerinde geçmiş zaman ve Where / When / Why soruları çok kullanılır.
Prepositions of place and time
Place: in, on, at, under, behind, in front of, next to, near, between, opposite, among, across, through, into, out of
- The cat is under the table. / The bakery is next to the bank.
- Walk across the bridge. / The train goes through the tunnel.
Time:
| at | on | in |
|---|---|---|
| saatler: at 5 o’clock | günler, tarihler: on Monday, on 29th October | aylar, yıllar, mevsimler: in May, in 2025, in winter |
| at night, at the weekend | on my birthday | in the morning / afternoon / evening |
for: süre → I lived there for two years.
Kavramlar
- festival
- festival, şenlik
- ferry
- vapur, feribot
- exhibition
- sergi
- ago
- önce
- opposite
- karşısında
- by bus / by car ama on foot
- enjoy + -ing, want + to + fiil
- I/He/She/It was, You/We/They were
- Geçmiş zaman ifadeleri: yesterday, last week, ago
- at saat, on gün/tarih, in ay/yıl/mevsim
- Yer edatları: next to, between, opposite, across, through
Örnek soru ve çözümü
“Dün akşam neredeydin? – Kütüphanedeydim çünkü sınavım vardı.” diyaloğunu İngilizce yazınız.
Where were you last night? – I was at the library because I had an exam.
Çözümlü örnekler
1. “They _ at the stadium yesterday.” Kolay
Çözümwere.
2. “I (want) (see) the parade.” Orta
Çözümwant to see.
3. “The festival was crowded, ?” ve “You weren’t tired, ?” question tag’leri nelerdir? Zor
Çözümwasn’t it? / were you?
Sık yapılan hatalar
- “by foot” demek (on foot).
- “They was” demek.
- “in Monday” demek (on Monday).
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