How to use was/were as a helping verb in past continuous tense //  चालू भूतकाळात  was ,were  चा वापर.

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            In this article we’re going to know how to use “was/wereas a helping verb (auxiliary)  in past continuous tense with the help of some sentences.

या सदरामध्ये आपण was  were चा वापर सहाय्यक क्रियापद म्हणून मूळ क्रियापदाला ing प्रत्यय लावून कसा करावा याविषयी माहिती पाहणार आहोत.

घडणारी क्रिया ही भूतकाळ मध्ये काही काळ चालू होती हे दाखवण्यासाठी या रचनेचा वापर करतात.

व्याकरणाच्या भाषेमध्ये यालाच चालू भूतकाळ (past continuous tense) असे म्हणतात.

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   1.was चा वापर

कर्ता एक वचनी प्रथम व तृतीय पुरुषी असेल तर was हे सहाय्यक क्रियापद वापरावे.

(अपवाद द्वितीय पुरुषी एकवचनी कर्ता you)

1.1  How to use “was” as a helping verb (auxiliary)  in Affirmative sentences

 होकारार्थी वाक्य

Subject + was + main verb +ing.

I was crying

I was co-operating.

Janhavi was discussing.

Vedant was studying.

She was submitting.

He was managing.

I was telling.

Ganesh was pulling.

He was informing.

Sonali was maintaining.

She was promising.

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1.2 How to use “was” as a helping verb (auxiliary) in Negative  sentence

नकारार्थी वाक्य

subject + was + not + main verb +  ing.

I wasn’t crying.

I wasn’t cooperating.

Janhavi wasn’t discussing.

Vedant wasn’t studying.

She wasn’t submitting.

He wasn’t managing.

I wasn’t telling.

Ganesh wasn’t pulling.

He wasn’t informing.

Sonali wasn’t maintaining.

She wasn’t promising.

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1.3 How to use “was” as a helping verb (auxiliary) in Interrogative sentence (questions)

प्रश्नार्थक वाक्य

Was/wasn’t + subject + main verb + ing ?

Was I crying?

Wasn’t I co-operating?

Was Janhavi discussing?

Wasn’t Vedant studying?

Was she submitting?

Was he managing?

Wasn’t I telling?

Was Ganesh pulling?

Wasn’t he informing?

Wasn’t Sonali maintaining?

What’s she promising?

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Let’s practice

I …. enjoying.

I was ……. .

He was …….. .

She …… appointing.

Ramesh …… announcing.

Was she …….. ?

Wasn’t he ……. ?

I wasn’t …… .

He …..n’t accepting.

Prashant was ……. .

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  2.   Were चा वापर

कर्ता एकवचनी द्वितीय पुरुषी (you) किंवा अनेकवचनी  असेल तर were हे सहाय्यक क्रियापद वापरावे.

2.2   How to use “were” as a helping verb (auxiliary) in Affirmative sentences

होकारार्थी वाक्य

Subject + were + main verb +ing.

You were advising.

You were compromising.

Janhavi and Vedant were consulting.

They were cheating.

They were inviting.

You were arriving.

Teachers were deciding.

Farmers were complaining.

You were entering.

Students were suggesting.

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      2.2 How to use “were” as a helping verb (auxiliary) in Negative sentences

नकारार्थी वाक्य

Subject + were + not + main verb +  ing.

You weren’t advising.

You weren’t compromising.

Janhavi and Vedant weren’t consulting.

They weren’t cheating.

They weren’t inviting.

You weren’t arriving.

Teachers weren’t deciding.

Farmers weren’t complaining.

You weren’t entering.

Students weren’t suggesting.

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2.3 How to use “were” as a helping verb (auxiliary) in Interrogative sentence (questions)

 प्रश्नार्थक वाक्य

were/weren’t + subject + main verb + ing ?

Weren’t  you compromising ?

Were you compromising?

Weren’t Janhavi and Vedant consulting?

Were they cheating?

Were you inviting?

Weren’t they arriving?

Were teachers deciding?

Were farmers complaining?

Weren’t you entering?

Were students suggesting?

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How to use was and were

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    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.

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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 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?

      अशा पद्धतीने वाचण्याचा, लिहिण्याचा सराव केल्यास आपणही सहज इंग्रजी बोलू शकतो.