এটি কী?
to be-এর past simple রূপ হলো was এবং were।
was ব্যবহার হয়:
- I
- he
- she
- it
were ব্যবহার হয়:
- you
- we
- they
উদাহরণ:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
নেতিবাচক রূপ হলো was not এবং were not।
সাধারণ সংক্ষিপ্ত রূপ:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
কখন ব্যবহার করবেন
to be-এর past simple ব্যবহার করুন:
- অতীত অবস্থা: I was tired.
- অতীত অনুভূতি: She was nervous.
- অতীত অবস্থান: They were at school.
- অতীত বয়স: He was ten years old.
- অতীত বর্ণনা: The room was small.
- অতীত পরিস্থিতি: We were very busy.
- অতীত তারিখ ও সময়: It was Monday.
গঠন
সকারাত্মক বাক্য
| Subject | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
গঠন:
subject + was/were + complement
- He was tired.
- We were late.
নেতিবাচক বাক্য
| Subject | Full form | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
গঠন:
subject + was not/were not + complement
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
প্রশ্ন
গঠন:
Was/Were + subject + complement?
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
সংক্ষিপ্ত উত্তর
- Was he late? — Yes, he was.
- Was she tired? — No, she wasn’t.
- Were they at school? — Yes, they were.
- Were you busy? — No, I wasn’t.
উদাহরণ
- I was very tired yesterday.
- She was at the office this morning.
- He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
- It was cold last night.
- We were happy with the result.
- You were very quiet yesterday.
- They weren’t at home.
- Was your brother at school?
- Were the shops open?
- Where were you last weekend?
ব্যতিক্রম
কিছু আনুষ্ঠানিক বা অবাস্তব অভিব্যক্তিতে I, he, she, বা it-এর সাথে was-এর পরিবর্তে were ব্যবহার হয়।
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
অনানুষ্ঠানিক ইংরেজিতে এই অভিব্যক্তিতে কখনও কখনও was ব্যবহৃত হয়, কিন্তু were-ই মানসম্মত রূপ।
সাধারণ ভুল
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ভুল: I were tired yesterday. ঠিক: I was tired yesterday. ব্যাখ্যা: I-এর সাথে was ব্যবহার করুন।
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ভুল: They was at home. ঠিক: They were at home. ব্যাখ্যা: they-এর সাথে were ব্যবহার করুন।
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ভুল: She didn’t be happy. ঠিক: She wasn’t happy. ব্যাখ্যা: to be-এর past simple-এর সাথে didn’t ব্যবহার করবেন না।
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ভুল: Did he was at work? ঠিক: Was he at work? ব্যাখ্যা: was বা were-এর সাথে প্রশ্নে did ব্যবহার করবেন না।
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ভুল: We wasn’t ready. ঠিক: We weren’t ready. ব্যাখ্যা: we-এর সাথে weren’t ব্যবহার করুন।
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ভুল: Were she at school? ঠিক: Was she at school? ব্যাখ্যা: she-এর সাথে was ব্যবহার করুন।
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ভুল: I was not at home? ঠিক: Was I not at home? ব্যাখ্যা: প্রশ্ন গঠনে was-কে subject-এর আগে বসান।
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ভুল: They were not tired? ঠিক: Weren’t they tired? ব্যাখ্যা: প্রশ্নে were বা weren’t-কে subject-এর আগে বসান।