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1. Use of was, were…
-Durga foundation

2. Past tense helping verb…
was
were
Singular
Plural

3. Use of was, were in case of noun and pronoun…
• We can use the helping verb (was, were) with
noun as directed previously.
• But, in the case of Pronoun, we have to notice
some thing different.
• There are some pronouns which are used
commonly by us such as I, he, she, it, they, you,
we.

4. I
He
They
We, you
She
It
Was
Were

5. Now, go with some examples based on use of “was”
 Assertive sentences
Note - We should use ‘was’ only with ‘I, he, she, it and singular nouns’.
Rule- singular noun/pronoun + was+ verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. I was a student of 11th standard in 1999.
2. He was going to start a new job next week.
3. She was hungry.
4. Seema was waiting for you.
5. It was raining yesterday.

6. Now, go with some examples based on use of “was”
 Negative sentences
Note - We should use ‘was’ only with ‘I, he, she, it and singular nouns’.
Rule- I + was + not + verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. I was not a student of 11th standard in 1999.
2. He was not going to start a new job next
week.
3. She was not hungry.
4. Seema was not waiting for you.
5. It was not raining yesterday.

7. Now, go with some examples based on use of “was”
 Interrogative sentences
Note - We should use ‘was’ only with ‘I, he, she, it and singular nouns’.
Rule- was + singular noun/pronoun + verb + object + other words + ?
Example-
1. Was I student of 11th standard in 1999?
2. Was he going to start a new job next week?
3. Was she hungry?
4. Was Seema waiting for you?
5. Was it raining yesterday?

8. Now, go with some examples based on use of “was”
 Interrogative negative sentences
Note - We should use ‘was’ only with ‘I, he, she, it and singular nouns’.
Rule- was + singular noun/pronoun + not + verb + object + other words + ?
Example-
1. Was I not student of 11th standard in 1999?
2. Was he not going to start a new job next
week?
3. Was she not hungry?
4. Was Seema not waiting for you?
5. Was it not raining yesterday?

9. Now, go with some examples based on use of “were”
 Assertive sentences
Note - We should use ‘were’ only with ‘we, they, you and plural nouns’.
Rule- plural noun/pronoun + were + verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. These people’s were student of 11th
standard in 1999.
2. They going to start a new job next week.
3. You were hungry.
4. We were waiting for you.

10. Now, go with some examples based on use of “were”
 Negative sentences
Note - We should use ‘were’ only with ‘we, they, you and plural nouns’.
Rule- plural noun/pronoun + were + not + verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. These people’s were not student of 11th
standard in 1999.
2. They were not going to start a new job next
week.
3. You were not hungry.
4. We were not waiting for you.

11. Now, go with some examples based on use of “were”
 Interrogative sentences
Note - We should use ‘were’ only with ‘we, they, you and plural nouns’.
Rule- were + plural noun/pronoun + verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. Were these people’s student of 11th
standard in 1999?
2. Were they going to start a new job next
week?
3. Were you hungry?
4. Were we waiting for you?

12. Now, go with some examples based on use of “were”
 Interrogative negative sentences
Note - We should use ‘were’ only with ‘we, they, you and plural nouns’.
Rule- were + plural noun/pronoun + not + verb + object + other words…
Example-
1. Were these people’s not student of 11th
standard in 1999?
2. Were they not going to start a new job next
week?
3. Were you not hungry?
4. Were we not waiting for you?