Use of was were

Introduction

In order to learn English we have to learn how to use Auxiliary Verb in Sentence. Auxiliary Helping Verb plays major role in English Grammar Rules. We can not understand the meaning of the Sentence without the Helping Verb. Today we are going to discuss here the use of was and were

Use of was were

Was/were together is also called the 2^nd form of the Main Verb “Be”. The both words are the past tense words. These are used in Basic English Sentences and Advanced English Sentences as well.

If we are using were and was with the Main Verb, it indicates that we are describing some action in the Sentence with Verbs (we will discuss this category further in out lessons).

And if we are using was and were without Main Verb, then it is used to show the Merit and Demerit of any or Pronoun or it used to indicate something in the Past.

Remember

The Helping Verb “Was” is always used with all the Singular Subjects except “You” (I, He, She, It or Name).

We use “Were” in a Sentence with the Subject “You” and with all Plural Subjects (We, They or plural Subjects).

Formula: Subject + was/were + Adjective

Examples of Was/Were

SUBJECT	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE + NEGATIVE
I	I was sick.	I was not sick.	Was I sick?	Was I not sick?
We	We were friends.	We were not friends.	Were we friends?	Were we not friends?
You	You were rude.	You were not rude.	Were you rude?	Were you not rude?
They	They were sweet.	They were not sweet.	Were they sweet?	Were they not sweet?
He	He was a doctor.	He was not a doctor.	Was he a doctor?	Was he not a doctor?
She	She was nice.	She was not nice.	Was she nice?	Was she not nice?
It	It was cool.	It was not cool.	Was it cool?	Was it not cool?
Name	Harry is old.	Harry is not old.	Is Harry old?	Is harry not old?

Summary

The Helping Verb Was/Were is used to show the Merit and Demerit of any Noun or Pronoun Or to show some indication in the Sentence. Just like:

1) I was made.

2) You were Dentist.

3) We were friends.

4) They were cricketers.

5) He was too slow.

6) She was not well.

7) It was mine.

8) Maria was a singer.

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