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Was and were

تھا، تھی، تھے

A1 · Grammar · About 10 minutes

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  1. 1 · Understand
  2. 2 · Questions
  3. 3 · Sentence game
  4. 4 · Your reward

First, understand this idea.

I, he, she aur it ke saath was. You, we aur they ke saath were. Sawal mein was/were subject se pehle aata hai: “Were you tired?” Negative ke liye not lagayen.

ماضی کی حالت یا جگہ بتانے کے لیے was یا were استعمال کریں۔ سوال میں انہیں فاعل سے پہلے لے آئیں۔ منفی جملے میں not شامل کریں۔

I/he/she/it was · you/we/they were · Was she…? · They were not…

I was at home yesterday.

میں کل گھر پر تھا۔

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Use was and were to describe a past state, place or feeling. You do not need did with these forms when making an ordinary question or negative. Start with yesterday, last night or another clear past time.

First, understand the idea.

I, he, she aur it ke saath was. You, we aur they ke saath were. Sawal mein was/were subject se pehle aata hai: “Were you tired?” Negative ke liye not lagayen.

I/he/she/it was · you/we/they were · Was she…? · They were not…

See it. Hear it. Say it.

I was at home yesterday.

میں کل گھر پر تھا۔

The children were happy.

بچے خوش تھے۔

Were you busy last night?

کیا آپ کل رات مصروف تھے؟

One common mistake to avoid.

NEEDS A CHANGEDid you were tired?
A BETTER WAYWere you tired?

Now make it your own.

Write two true sentences about yesterday, then ask one question using was or were. Use a past place or feeling, rather than an action verb.

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