In this lesson we are going to learn information about how to use “was, were” in everyday speech. Let us understand this by using various sentences as an example. So let’s know how to use was, were in daily English.
Was, were are past tense forms of to be.
या सदरामध्ये आपण रोजच्या बोलण्यात was, were चा वापर कसा करावा या विषयी माहिती जाणून घेणार आहोत. त्यासाठी विविध वाक्यांचा वापर उदाहरणादाखल करून हे समजुन घेऊ. So let’s know How to use was, were in daily English.
Was, were ही भुतकाळातील to be ची रूपे आहेत.
1. Was चा वापर = जर कर्ता एक वचनी प्रथम किंवा तृतीय पुरुष असेल तर साध्या भुतकाळातील वाक्यात was चा वापर करावा.
How to use “was” in Affirmative Statements.
होकारार्थी विधाने
subject + was +noun.
I was a teacher.
I was a doctor.
He was a farmer.
She was an advisor.
It was an honest animal.
Ganesh was a director.
How to use “was” in Negative statements
नकारार्थी विधाने
Subject + was + not + noun.
was + not = wasn’t
I wasn’t a teacher.
I wasn’t a doctor.
He wasn’t a farmer.
She wasn’t an advisor.
It wasn’t an honest animal.
Ganesh wasn’t a director.
How to use “was” in Verbal questions
Was + subject + noun?
Was I a teacher?
Was I a doctor?
Was he a farmer?
Was she an advisor?
Was it an honest animal?
Was Ganesh a director?
2. Use of were // were चा वापर
कर्ता जर एक वचनी द्वितीय पुरुषी म्हणजेच you किंवा अनेकवचनी प्रथम (we), द्वितीय (you) किंवा तृतीयपुरुषी (they) असेल तर were चा वापर करतात.
How to use “were” in Affirmative Statements.
होकारार्थी विधाने.
Subject + were + noun.
You were a teacher.
You were teachers.
They were teachers.
Prashant and Sonali were teachers.
Lion and tiger were animals.
How to use “were” in Negative statements.
नकारार्थी विधाने.
Subject + were + not + noun.
You were not a teacher.
You were not teachers.
They were not teachers.
Prashant and Sonali were not teachers.
Lion and tiger were not birds.
How to use “were” in Verbal questions.
Were + subject + noun?
Were + not + subject.+ noun?
Were you a teacher?
Weren’t you teachers?
Were Prashant and Sonali teachers?
Were they teachers?
टीप : you हे द्वितीय पुरुषी कर्त्याचे रूप एकवचन व अनेकवचन दोन्ही मध्ये वापरले जाते.
Let’s Practice: How to use “was,were”
Use was, /wasn’t, / were, / weren’t in the following sentences.
1. I ….. captain.
2. ….. I captain?
3. He ….. lawyer.
4. ….. he lawyer?
5. They ….. painters.
6. ….. they painters?
7. You ….. collectors.
8. …… you collectors?
9. You ….. president.
10. …… you president?
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