व्याकरण मार्गदर्शिका

यो के हो?

to be को past simple रूपहरू was र were हुन्।

was प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्:

• I
• he
• she
• it

were प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्:

• you
• we
• they

उदाहरणहरू:

• I was tired.
• She was at home.
• We were busy.
• They were happy.

नकारात्मक रूपहरू was not र were not हुन्।

सामान्य छोटा रूपहरू:

• was not → wasn’t
• were not → weren’t

कहिले प्रयोग गर्ने

to be को past simple प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्:

• विगतका अवस्थाहरू: I was tired.
• विगतका भावनाहरू: She was nervous.
• विगतका स्थानहरू: They were at school.
• विगतका उमेरहरू: He was ten years old.
• विगतका वर्णनहरू: The room was small.
• विगतका परिस्थितिहरू: We were very busy.
• विगतका मिति र समयहरू: It was Monday.

संरचना

सकारात्मक वाक्यहरू

संरचना:

subject + was/were + complement

• He was tired.
• We were late.

नकारात्मक वाक्यहरू

संरचना:

subject + was not/were not + complement

• I wasn’t hungry.
• They weren’t ready.

प्रश्नहरू

संरचना:

Was/Were + subject + complement?

• Was she at home?
• Were they tired?
• Were you busy?

छोटा उत्तरहरू

• 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.

उदाहरणहरू

1. I was very tired yesterday.
2. She was at the office this morning.
3. He wasn’t ready for the meeting.
4. It was cold last night.
5. We were happy with the result.
6. You were very quiet yesterday.
7. They weren’t at home.
8. Was your brother at school?
9. Were the shops open?
10. Where were you last weekend?

अपवादहरू

I, he, she, वा it सँग केही औपचारिक वा अवास्तविक अभिव्यक्तिहरूमा was को सट्टा were प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

• If I were you, I would wait.
• I wish she were here.

अनौपचारिक अंग्रेजीमा, यी अभिव्यक्तिहरूमा कहिलेकाहीं was प्रयोग गरिन्छ, तर were नै मानक रूप हो।

सामान्य गल्तीहरू

1. गलत: I were tired yesterday. सही: I was tired yesterday. व्याख्या: I सँग was प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

2. गलत: They was at home. सही: They were at home. व्याख्या: they सँग were प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

3. गलत: She didn’t be happy. सही: She wasn’t happy. व्याख्या: to be को past simple सँग didn’t प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्।

4. गलत: Did he was at work? सही: Was he at work? व्याख्या: was वा were सँग प्रश्नहरूमा did प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्।

5. गलत: We wasn’t ready. सही: We weren’t ready. व्याख्या: we सँग weren’t प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

6. गलत: Were she at school? सही: Was she at school? व्याख्या: she सँग was प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

7. गलत: I was not at home? सही: Was I not at home? व्याख्या: प्रश्न बनाउन was लाई subject अघि राख्नुहोस्।

8. गलत: They were not tired? सही: Weren’t they tired? व्याख्या: प्रश्नहरूमा, were वा weren’t लाई subject अघि राख्नुहोस्।