Was aur were, be ki past forms hain. Urdu mein aksar “تھا، تھی، تھے، تھیں” aata hai. English mein choice subject se hoti hai: I/he/she/it was; you/we/they were. Urdu form gender, number aur respect ke mutabiq badal sakti hai.
How do I choose was or were?
I, he, she aur it ke saath was. You, we aur they ke saath were. “You were ready” ek shakhs ko bhi keh sakte hain; you ke saath normal past statement mein were use hota hai.
How do I make a negative or question?
Not lagayein: “She was not at home.” Sawal mein order badlein: “Was she at home?” Past be ke sawal mein did saath nahi lagta.
Do all past sentences need was or were?
Nahi. “I visited Lahore” ek action hai; “I was visited Lahore” ghalat hai. “I was in Lahore” jagah batata hai. “I was visiting Lahore” mein was + -ing ek chalti hui past activity batata hai.
Examples ko sunein aur use karein.
وہ تیار تھی۔
She + was.
وہ اسکول میں تھے۔
They + were.
کیا آپ مصروف تھے؟
A question about a past state; Urdu ending depends on the person.
مجھے دیر نہیں ہوئی تھی۔
A natural contextual Urdu translation.
Ab aapki baari.
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Reference: British Council: past simple of be. Examples and exercises here are original. Prepared · Updated · AI-assisted draft; independent bilingual teacher review pending. Prepare a correction report.