Use Of Was,Were While Speaking English

Use Of Was/ Were while Speaking English

Was and Were are past tenses of the verb to be.

The verb to be is an irregular verb; the verb to be is perhaps one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language, but also one of the most puzzling.

Person	Singular	Plural
First Person	I  was  happy.	We  were  happy.
Second Person	You  were  happy.	You  were  happy.
Third Person	He  /  She  /  It  /  Ram  was  happy.	They  /  The  boys  were  happy.

Use was when the subject is a singular noun. Was is used with I, he, she and it,name.

Use were when the subject is a plural noun. Were is used with they, we and you.

 

Examples-:

1. I was happy.

2. The boy was playing.

3. They were waiting for me.

4. The girls were dancing.

5. The parrot was singing.

6. It was getting dark.

7. She was not upset.

8. You were not playing with your friends.

9. They were working on a project.

10. John was worried to depart.

11. Josh and John were playing badminton.

12. was Sarita  listening to a song.

13. The prince was clever.

14. were The dogs barking.

15. was he reading a romantic novel.

16. was Rohini playing with her daughter.