Use of Was and Were : Rules | Examples | Free Test
Use of Was and Were
When any sentences resembles about past things and the activity done in past time then those kind of sentences we use was and were. In another explanations if any sentences has Hindi wording as (था, थी, थीं, थे) at the end then we use was and were in that sentence. Let’s learn the use of was and were in Hindi and English in this chapter.
Use of was and were in Hindi
जब कोई वाक्य पिछली चीजों और पिछले समय में की गई गतिविधि का पता होता है, तो उस तरह के वाक्यों में Was और Were का उपयोग किया जाता हैं। एक अन्य तरीके से समझे यदि किसी वाक्य में अंत में (था, थी, थीं, थे) के रूप में हिंदी शब्द है तो हम उन वाक्यों में Was और Were का उपयोग करते है।
| Person | Singular Number | Plural Number |
| First Person | I – Was | We – Were |
| Second Person | You – Were | You – Were |
| Third Person | He – Was She – Was It – Was Name – Was | They – Were |
Use of Was and Were in Affirmative Sentence
Rule to translate Hindi to English of Simple sentence or Affirmative sentence or Assertive sentence.
Rule : Subject + Helping verb (Was / Were)+ Objects + Etc.
| Example of was were in Hindi | Example of was were in English |
|---|---|
| वह एक चालक था| | He was a driver. |
| राम और गोपी किसान थे| | Ram and Gopi were farmers. |
| वे लोग डॉक्टर थे| | They were doctors. |
| आप एक लेखक थे| | You were a writer. |
| मेरे मित्रगण नेता थे| | My friends were leaders. |
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Use of Was and Were in Negative Sentence
Rule to translate Hindi to English of Negative Sentence.
Rule : Subject + Helping verb (Was / Were)+ Not + Objects + Etc.
| Example of was were in Hindi | Example of was were in English |
|---|---|
| वे लोग कमज़ोर नहीं थे| | They were not weak. |
| तुम एक चालक नहीं थे| | You were not a driver. |
| राम एक साधु नहीं था| | Ram was not a saint. |
| हम लोग खिलाडी नहीं थे| | We were not players. |
| तुम्हारी माँ उपस्तिथि नहीं थी| | Your mother was not present. |
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Use of Was and Were in Interrogative Sentence
Rule to translate Hindi to English of Interrogative Sentence.
Rule : Helping verb (Was / Were) + Subject + Objects + Etc.
If there is Interrogative words in sentence.
Rule : Interrogative word + Helping verb (Was / Were) + Subject + Objects + Etc.
| Example of was were in Hindi | Example of was were in English |
|---|---|
| क्या मैं गलत था? | Was I wrong? |
| क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती नहीं थे? | Were Indian farmers not laborious? |
| तुम क्यों उदास थे? | Why were you sad? |
| वे लोग क्यों चोर थे? | Why were they thief? |
| वे लोग कैसे मेरे दोस्त नहीं थे? | How were they not my friends? |
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This quiz “Use of was and were” to translate from Hindi To English consists below translations, Please attempt yourself without looking these solutions. All solution of translation are given for your references only.
| Use of Was and Were in Hindi | Use of Was and Were in English |
|---|---|
| आपलोग किसान थे| | You were farmers. |
| वह एक चालक था| | He was a driver. |
| राम और गोपी किसान थे| | Ram and Gopi were farmers. |
| वे लोग डॉक्टर थे| | They were doctors. |
| हम लोग अफसर थे| | We were officers. |
| आप एक लेखक थे| | You were a writer. |
| वे एक अध्यापक थी| | She was a teacher. |
| श्याम बाबू एक वकील थे| | Shyam babu was a lawyer. |
| मेरे मित्रगण नेता थे| | My friends were leaders. |
| आप एक योद्धा थे| | You were a warrior. |
| आप एक कवि थे| | You were a poet. |
| वे लोग कमज़ोर नहीं थे| | They were not weak. |
| हमलोग भिखारी नहीं थे| | We were not beggars. |
| तुम एक चालक नहीं थे| | You were not a driver. |
| सीता एक नर्स नहीं थी| | Seeta was not a nurse. |
| राम एक साधु नहीं था| | Ram was not a saint. |
| मेरा भाई अभियंता नहीं था| | My brother was not engineer. |
| हम लोग खिलाडी नहीं थे| | We were not players. |
| मैं कलाकार नहीं था| | I was not artist. |
| तुम्हारी माँ उपस्तिथि नहीं थी| | Your mother was not present. |
| क्या मैं गलत था? | Was i wrong? |
| क्या राम और श्याम दोषी थे? | Was Ram and shyam guilty? |
| क्या तुम पागल नहीं थे? | Were you not mad? |
| क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती नहीं थे? | Were Indian farmers not laborious? |
| क्या वे लोग किसान नहीं थे? | Were they not farmers? |
| तुम क्यों उदास थे? | Why were you sad? |
| वे लोग कैसे बुरे थे? | How were they bad? |
| वे लोग क्यों चोर थे? | Why were they thief? |
| आप लोग अच्छे खिलाड़ी क्यों नहीं थे? | Why were you not good players? |
| वे लोग कैसे मेरे दोस्त नहीं थे? | How were they not my friends? |
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