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Noteclass 6 8

Simple past of be — was / were

Lesson 9 of 84

A1

am / is ka past = was. are ka past = were. Sirf verb be. played / went agle topics (10, 22).

1. Kya hai

Kal, last week, pehle — kaun/kya ho, jagah, feeling, mausam. Abhi ke liye topic 05: I am tired. Pehle ke liye: I was tired.

Now (topic 05) Past
I am at home. I was at home yesterday.
She is late. She was late yesterday.
They are in Pune. They were in Pune last week.
It is hot. It was hot yesterday.

I was go galat. Action past (went / played) abhi nahi. Be past: I was at school.

2. was ya were

Subject Positive Negative Question
I / he / she / it + naam / ek was was not / wasn't Was she …?
you / we / they + ek se zyada were were not / weren't Were you …?

Short answer: Yes, I was. / No, they weren't. Yes, I wasn't matlab "haan, nahi tha" — galat jod. Haan ke saath was; nahi ke saath wasn't. Question me was / were pehle: Were you at home?

there was / there were topic 15. Abhi subject + was/were.

3. Time words

Yeh time words yaad rakho. in / on / at ka poora rule topic 26.

Time word Example
yesterday I was ill yesterday.
last night / last week / last year We were in Delhi last week.
last Sunday He was at home last Sunday.
in 2019 I was in Class 5 in 2019.

4. Examples

Bold = was / were.

  1. I was at home yesterday.
  2. You were late.
  3. He was tired.
  4. She was at school last Monday.
  5. It was cold yesterday.
  6. We were in Pune last week.
  7. They were at the market.
  8. Ravi was ill.
  9. The shop was closed.
  10. I was born in Mumbai.
  11. I wasn't at school yesterday.
  12. They weren't ready.
  13. Were you at home? Yes, I was.
  14. Was she late? No, she wasn't.
  15. I am a student now. I was in Class 5 last year.

5. Common mistakes

I were at home.
I was at home.
They was late.
They were late.
You was tired.
You were tired.
I am at home yesterday.
I was at home yesterday.
I was go to school.
I was at school. (went = topic 22)
Was you late?
Were you late?
She weren't ill.
She wasn't ill.
Yes, I wasn't. (matlab: haan, main tha)
Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.
Hindi note. Hindi "tha / thi / the" ke liye English me hamesha yahi: I/he/she/it was, you/we/they were. yesterday dikhe to am/is/are mat lagana. was go / was play nahi — yahan sirf be. Action past topic 10/22.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I ______ at home yesterday.
2. She ______ late last Monday.
3. They ______ in Pune last week.
4. You ______ tired yesterday.
5. Sahi question?
6. Negative: She ______ ill yesterday.
7. Now vs past?
8. It ______ hot yesterday.
9. We ______ ready last night.
10. Short answer: Were you at school?

B. 5 fill-in

1. We ______ in Delhi last week. (was / were)

2. Ananya ______ at home yesterday.

3. They ______ late. (negative: wasn't / weren't)

4. Question: she / tired → ______

5. Sahi karo: I am at school yesterday.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. I was + jagah / feeling + yesterday.
  2. Kisi naam ke saath was.
  3. Ek question: Were you …?

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) was — I + was. were you/we/they. am = now.
  2. b) was — she + was. were = ek se zyada. is = now, last Monday past hai.
  3. c) were — they + were. was = ek.
  4. a) were — you hamesha were (past). you was galat. are = now.
  5. b) Were you — you + were pehle. Was you galat. Are aur yesterday ek saath nahi (Are = abhi).
  6. c) wasn't — she + was not. weren't they/we/you. isn't = now.
  7. a) I am … now. I was … last year. — now = am; last year = was. I am last year galat.
  8. b) was — it + was. were = ek se zyada. is = now, yesterday past.
  9. c) weren't — we + were not. wasn't I/he/she/it. aren't = now.
  10. a) Yes, I was. — I + was. Yes, I were galat. Yes, I am = now.
Fill-in
  1. were — we + were.
  2. was — Ananya ek naam, was.
  3. weren't — they + were not. (were not bhi theek.)
  4. Was she tired? — Was + she.
  5. I was at school yesterday. — yesterday = was, am nahi.
Model sentences
  1. I was at home yesterday.
  2. Meera was tired.
  3. Were you at school?

Check: I/he/she/it was; you/we/they were; yesterday ke saath am/is/are nahi; I was go nahi.