ਇਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
to be ਦੇ past simple ਰੂਪ was ਅਤੇ were ਹਨ।
was ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤੋ:
- I
- he
- she
- it
were ਨਾਲ ਵਰਤੋ:
- you
- we
- they
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ:
- I was tired.
- She was at home.
- We were busy.
- They were happy.
ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਰੂਪ was not ਅਤੇ were not ਹਨ।
ਆਮ ਛੋਟੇ ਰੂਪ ਹਨ:
- was not → wasn’t
- were not → weren’t
ਕਦੋਂ ਵਰਤਣਾ ਹੈ
to be ਦਾ past simple ਵਰਤੋ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ:
- ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਅਵਸਥਾਵਾਂ: I was tired.
- ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ: She was nervous.
- ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ: They were at school.
- ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਉਮਰਾਂ: He was ten years old.
- ਪਿਛਲੇ ਵਰਣਨ: The room was small.
- ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਸਥਿਤੀਆਂ: We were very busy.
- ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਤਾਰੀਖਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੇਂ: It was Monday.
ਬਣਤਰ
ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਵਾਕ
| ਵਿਸ਼ਾ | ਰੂਪ | ਉਦਾਹਰਨ |
|---|---|---|
| I | was | I was at work. |
| He / She / It | was | She was happy. |
| You / We / They | were | They were at home. |
ਬਣਤਰ:
subject + was/were + complement
- He was tired.
- We were late.
ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਵਾਕ
| ਵਿਸ਼ਾ | ਪੂਰਾ ਰੂਪ | ਛੋਟਾ ਰੂਪ |
|---|---|---|
| I / He / She / It | was not | wasn’t |
| You / We / They | were not | weren’t |
ਬਣਤਰ:
subject + was not/were not + complement
- I wasn’t hungry.
- They weren’t ready.
ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ
ਬਣਤਰ:
Was/Were + subject + complement?
- Was she at home?
- Were they tired?
- Were you busy?
ਛੋਟੇ ਜਵਾਬ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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?
ਅਪਵਾਦ
ਕੁਝ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਵਾਸਤਵਿਕ ਸਮੀਕਰਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ I, he, she, ਜਾਂ it ਨਾਲ was ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ were ਵਰਤੋ।
- If I were you, I would wait.
- I wish she were here.
ਗੈਰ-ਰਸਮੀ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ, ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸਮੀਕਰਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ was ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ were ਮਿਆਰੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ।
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀਆਂ
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ਗਲਤ: I were tired yesterday. ਸਹੀ: I was tired yesterday. ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: I ਨਾਲ was ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: They was at home. ਸਹੀ: They were at home. ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: they ਨਾਲ were ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: She didn’t be happy. ਸਹੀ: She wasn’t happy. ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: to be ਦੇ past simple ਨਾਲ didn’t ਨਾ ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: Did he was at work? ਸਹੀ: Was he at work? ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: was ਜਾਂ were ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ did ਨਾ ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: We wasn’t ready. ਸਹੀ: We weren’t ready. ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: we ਨਾਲ weren’t ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: Were she at school? ਸਹੀ: Was she at school? ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: she ਨਾਲ was ਵਰਤੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: I was not at home? ਸਹੀ: Was I not at home? ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ was ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ।
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ਗਲਤ: They were not tired? ਸਹੀ: Weren’t they tired? ਵਿਆਖਿਆ: ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, were ਜਾਂ weren’t ਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਰੱਖੋ।