Use of was and were

Use of was and were

   February 14, 2019       barkha verma

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Use of was and were

Use of was, were
Affirmative Sentence

• Was and were being used to show past tense in the sentence
• When the subjects is-he, she, it, this, that or some singular numbers 'was' is used
• With the subject 'i' also, 'was' is used
• When the subject is - you, we, they, these, those or some plural numbers - 'were' is used.
• It is to be noted that with the subject 'you', whether it is meant for one person or many, 'were' is used

1. I was a teacher
2. Sunder was a student
3. Prem Lal was a watchman
4. They were soldiers
5. Those were fields
6. He was rich
7. His brother was poor
8. They were weak
9. We were strong
10. She was happy
11. He was an honest shopkeeper
12. You were a kind man
13. She was a vain lady
14. They were fearless soldiers
15. We were fast friends
16. You were busy in gossips
17. My pen was in the pocket
18. Boys were in the room
19. Many people were at the bus-stand
20. It was of great use

Use of was, were
Negative Sentences

• In negative sentences we use 'not' after 'was' or 'were'
• Was not and were not
• Wasn't and weren't

1. Hari ram was not a blacksmith
2. Munshiji was not a minister
3. He was not a liar
4. That man was not a foreigner
5. It was not a parrot
6. I was not ill
7. You were not sad
8. They were not lazy
9. We were not happy
10. Her hair was not black
11. It was not very hot yesterday
12. Gopal was not a wise boy
13. They were not my relatives
14. They were not real brothers
15. She was not an efficient nurse
16. Books were not on the table
17. She was not with me
18. We were not on strike
19. The teacher was not in class
20. The Yamuna was not in a flood

Use of was, were
Interrogative Sentences 

• in an interrogative sentence, we place was or were before the subject and use a question - mark at the end of the sentence.
• was he and were they

1. Was he an artist?
2. Was his brother a lawyer?
3. Was she your maid-servant?
4. Were they porters?
5. Were they you a contractor?
6. Was Bharati obedient?
7. Were they sincere?
8. Were we not hard working?
9. Were the vegetables fresh?
10. Was kallo obstinate?
11. Was he a famous author?
12. Was dhaniram a good book-binder?
13. Was your father a religious man?
14. Were those fair smelling roses?
15. Were they great people?
16. Was she not in the room?
17. Was the train in motion?
18. Was that road under repair?
19. Were the labourers at work?