We moeten een onderscheid maken tussen regelmatige en onregelmatige werkwoorden: (1.) Regelmatige werkwoorden een vorm van (to be) in de verleden tijd +gevolgd door de infinitiefvorm van het werkwoord eindigend op -ED Bv. I was betrayed.
(2.) Onregelmatige werkwoorden een vorm van (to be) in de verleden tijd + gevolgd door het onregelmatige voltooid deelwoord (de derde in het rijtje in een woordenboek of lijst) Bv. I was seen. |
| Onderwerp: | Positieve zin | Vraagzin | Negatieve zin | Handelend voorwerp |
| I | was betrayed. | Was I betrayed? | wasn't betrayed. | by me |
| you ("jij") | were betrayed. | Were you betrayed? | weren't betrayed. | by you |
| he/she/it | was betrayed. | Was he betrayed? | wasn't betrayed. | by him by her by it |
| we | were betrayed. | Were we betrayed? | weren't betrayed. | by us |
| you ("jullie") | were betrayed. | Were you betrayed? | weren't betrayed. | by you |
| they | were betrayed. | Were they betrayed? | weren't betrayed. | by them |
| Onderwerp: | Positieve zin | Vraagzin | Negatieve zin | Handelend voorwerp |
| I | was seen. | Was I seen? | wasn't seen. | by me |
| you ("jij") | were seen. | Were you seen? | weren't seen. | by you |
| he/she/it | was seen. | Was he seen? | wasn't seen. | by him by her by it |
| we | were seen. | Were we seen? | weren't seen. | by us |
| you ("jullie") | were seen. | Were you seen? | weren't seen. | by you |
| they | were seen. | Were they seen? | weren't seen. | by them |
