was

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho chủ ngữ đơn số)

used as the past tense of 'be' for singular subjects, except when talking about time or dates

• was + adjective

Collocations was happy · was tired

• She was very excited about the trip.

  Cô ấy rất hào hứng với chuyến đi.

là (thời gian hoặc ngày tháng quá khứ)

used to talk about time or dates in the past

• was + day/month/year

Collocations was yesterday · was last week

• It was Monday when I arrived.

  Đó là thứ Hai khi tôi đến.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho chủ ngữ số nhiều)

used as the past tense of 'be' for plural subjects

• were + adjective

Collocations they were happy · we were tired

• They were very excited about the trip.

  Họ rất hào hứng với chuyến đi.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho người đã mất trong văn phong chính thức hoặc văn học)

used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person who is no longer alive

• was + noun

Collocations he was a great writer · she was an artist

• He was a famous poet in the 19th century.

  Ông là một nhà thơ nổi tiếng vào thế kỷ 19.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho người đã mất trong văn phong chính thức hoặc văn học)

used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person who is no longer alive

• was + noun

Collocations he was a great writer · she was an artist

• She was a renowned painter in her time.

  Cô ấy là một họa sĩ nổi tiếng trong thời đại của mình.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho người đã mất trong văn phong chính thức hoặc văn học)

used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person who is no longer alive

• was + noun

Collocations he was a great writer · she was an artist

• He was a brilliant scientist.

  Ông là một nhà khoa học tài năng.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho người đã mất trong văn phong chính thức hoặc văn học)

used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person who is no longer alive

• was + noun

Collocations he was a great writer · she was an artist

• She was a celebrated musician.

  Cô ấy là một nghệ sĩ âm nhạc được trân trọng.

là (trạng thái quá khứ cho người đã mất trong văn phong chính thức hoặc văn học)

used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a person who is no longer alive

• was + noun

Collocations he was a great writer · she was an artist

• He was a renowned philosopher.

  Ông là một nhà triết học nổi tiếng.