PAST TENSE OF “TO BE”

             PAST TENSE OF “TO BE”

DEFINITION:

                        Such verb, which shows state or existence of the subject in past time that is called past tense of "TO BE".

NOTE:- (1)

                   This tense shows state or existence of the subject in past time.

EXAMPLE:-

Munwar was clever. (STATE)

Teacher was in the class. (EXISTENCE)

She was ill. (STATE)

Doctor was in the hospital. (EXISTENCE)

They were poor. (STATE)

Players were in the ground. (EXISTENCE)

NOTE:- (2)

                  “was” and “were” are the “To Be” verbs to this tense.

NOTE:- (3)

                  For emphatic sentences “Really” is used after “To Be” verbs (was , were).

NOTE:- (4)

                  There is no action of the subject in this tense.      

FORMATION:- 

SUBJECT	TO BE VERB	OBJECT
Faiza	was	in class eight last year
Rafi	was	a great singer

=  Faiza was in class eight last year.

=  Rafi was a great singer.

CONJUGATION:-

I was in the ground.

We were in the ground.

You were in the ground.

He was in the ground.

She was in the ground.

It was in the ground.

They were in the ground.

ASSERTIVE

(1)            You were at the hospital.

(2)            He was clever in class.

(3)            We were up-set.

(4)            Anwar was intelligent.

INTERROGATIVE

(1)            Were you at the hospital?

(2)            Was he clever in class?

(3)            Were we up-set?

(4)            Was Anwar intelligent?

NEGATIVE

(1)            You were not at the hospital.

(2)            He was not clever in class.

(3)            We were not up-set.

(4)            Anwar was not intelligent.

INT & NEG

(1)            Were you not at the hospital?

(2)            Was he not clever in class?

(3)            Were we not up-set?

(4)            Was Anwar not intelligent?

EMPHATIC

(1)            You were really at the hospital.

(2)            He was really clever in class.

(3)            We were really up-set.

(4)            Anwar were really intelligent.

MODEL SENTENCES

(1)            Shah Abdul Latif was a great poet of the world.

(2)            Where were you whole the week?

(3)            It was very nice day yesterday.

(4)            Your friend was in trouble.

(5)            He was not punctual.

(6)            Aslam and Akram were brothers.

(7)            Which day was yesterday?

(8)            Was education not their right?

(9)            Poverty was not my fault.

(10)      It was really his nature.

(11)      The time was very kind.

(12)      Safia was really very dear to her parents.

(13)      Farzana was not with her friends in park.

(14)      Were you in Canada in those days?

(15)      Muskan was pilot.