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                                 Intermediate-Low, Unit 3

Using the Verb “to be” – ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬in the Past Tense

As mentioned earlier, the verb ‫ = ִל ְהיֹות‬to be, is not used in Modern Hebrew

in the present tense. However it is used in the future and past tenses. This verb
has 4 main usages:

       1. Location

In this case the verb ‫ ִל ְהיֹות‬is conjugated according to the object / person.

      Present                   Past                  ‫ָּע ָּבר‬                             ‫הֶֹוה‬

I am home.             I was home                  ‫ָּה ִיי ִתי ַב ַב ִית‬                 .‫ֲא ִני ַב ַב ִית‬
                       yesterday.                    .‫ֶּא ְתמֹול‬
They are at the        They were at the                                                 .‫ֵהם ַבּקֹו ְלנֹו ַע‬
cinema.                cinema.                       ‫ֵהם ָּהיּו‬
She is at the office.  She was at the office.       .‫ַבּקֹו ְלנֹו ַע‬                    .‫ִהיא ַב ִמ ְש ָּרד‬

                                                   ‫ִהיא ָּה ְי ָּתה‬
                                                     .‫ַב ִמ ְש ָּרד‬

Exercise: Use the correct form of the verb ‫ להיות‬in the following sentences:

     Example:                                      ?‫ֹמ ֶׁשה _______ ַּב ַּב ִית ֶׁא ְתמֹול‬
.‫ ֹמ ֶׁשה לֹא ________ ַּב ַּב ִית ֶׁא ְתמֹול‬.‫לֹא‬

.‫ ֹמ ֶׁשה לֹא היה ַּב ַּב ִית ֶׁא ְתמֹול‬.‫לֹא‬       ?‫ֹמ ֶׁשה היה ַּב ַּב ִית ֶׁא ְתמֹול‬

                                                      ?‫ַּגם ַּא ֶׁתם לֹא __________ ִבירּו ָׁש ַּל ִים ְב ַּש ָׁבת‬
                                                          .‫ ֲא ַּנ ְחנּו ____________ ְב ִטּיּול ַּבגֹו ָׁלן‬,‫לֹא‬

                                                               ?‫ ַּא ָׁתה ְכ ָׁבר ________ ַּבגֹו ָׁלן‬,‫ִש ְמעֹון‬
                                                               .‫ עֹוד לֹא ____________ ַּבגֹו ָׁלן‬.‫לֹא‬

                                                                     ?‫ַּהְּי ָׁל ִדים __________ ְב ֵאי ַּלת‬
                                                           .‫ ֵהם ____________ ַּרק ְב ֵתל ָׁא ִביב‬.‫לֹא‬

                                                  ?‫רֹאש ַּה ֶׁמ ְמ ָׁש ָׁלה ___________ ְב ִבּקּור ְב ָׁא ֶׁמ ִרי ָׁקה‬
                       .‫יֹו ְרק‬-‫ ֲא ָׁבל ָׁכל ַּה ִמ ְש ָׁפ ָׁחה ֶׁשּלֹו ___________ ִב ְניּו‬.‫ הּוא _______ ָׁב ָׁא ֶׁרץ‬.‫לֹא‬

                                                      ?‫ _____________ ַּב ַּב ִית ֶׁא ְתמֹול ָׁב ֶׁע ֶׁרב‬,‫ַּח ָׁנה‬
                                                                       .‫ ___________ ִב ְמ ִס ָׁבה‬,‫לֹא‬

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