जब वाक्य के अंत में था, थी, थीं’ या ‘थे’ मुख्य क्रिया के रूप रहता है, तब was/were का प्रयोग होता है, जैसा कि आप नीचे दिए गए उदाहरणों में पाएँगे।
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Use of Was and Were Charts
| Person | Singular | 
 Plural  | 
| 
 First Person  | 
I was happy. मैं खुश था | We were happy. हमलोग खुश थे। | 
| 
 Second Person  | 
You were happy. तुम/आप खुश थे। | You were happy. तुमलोग/आपलोग खुश थे। | 
| 
 Third Person  | 
He was happy.
 She was happy. It was happy. Ram was happy. वह/राम खुश था/थी।  | 
They were happy. –
 वे लोग खुश थे। The boys were happy. – लड़के खुश थे। 
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Use of Was & Were Solved Examples:
- मैं गरीब था। I was poor.
 - हमलोग उपस्थित थे। We were present.
 - तुम उदास थे। You were sad.
 - आपलोग अनुपस्थित थे। You were absent.
 - राम तैयार था। Ram was ready.
 - वह खुश थी। She was happy.
 - वह व्यस्त था। He was busy.
 - लड़के प्रसन्न थे। The boys were happy.
 - यह बेकार था। It was useless.
 
Note: Am/Is का Past-Was. Are का Past-Were.
Use of Was & Were in Assertive Sentences
- मैं एक विद्यार्थी था। I was a student.
 - तुम एक कलाकार थे। You were an artist.
 - आप एक कवि थे। You were a poet.
 - वह एक चालक था। He was a driver.
 - राम एक नाविक था। Ram was a sailor.
 - वह एक नर्तकी थी। She was a dancer.
 - हमलोग डॉक्टर थे। We were doctors.
 - आपलोग शिक्षक थे। You were teachers.
 - वे लोग मजदूर थे। They were labourers.
 
Use of Was & Were in Negative Sentences
Negative Sentences बनाना आप सीख चुके हैं। was/were के साथ भी वैसा ही करें, यानी was/were के बाद not लगा दें।
- मैं तैयार नहीं था। I was not ready.
 - हमलोग लाचार नहीं थे। We were not helpless.
 - तुम उपस्थित नहीं थे। You were not present.
 - आपलोग मेहनती नहीं थे। You were not laborious.
 - वह शिक्षित नहीं थी। She was not educated.
 - वे लोग थके नहीं थे। They were not tired.
 - हमलोग किसान नहीं थे। We were not farmers.
 - आप एक नेता नहीं थे। You were not a leader.
 - वह कलाकार नहीं था। He was not an artist.
 
Use of Was & Were in Interrogative Sentences
कुछ प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य ‘क्या’ से शुरू होते हैं। आप ऐसे वाक्यों का अनुवाद Subject के अनुसार Was/Were से शुरू करें। जैसे
- क्या मैं गलत था? Was I wrong?
 - क्या मैं पागल था? Was I mad?
 - क्या तुम गरीब थे? Were you poor?
 - क्या वे लोग दुःखी थे? Were they sad?
 - क्या सीता सुंदर थी? Was Sita beautiful?
 - क्या लड़के तेज थे? Were the boys intelligent?
 - क्या रवि और गोपी दोषी थे? Were Ravi and Gopi guilty?
 - क्या वह एक चोर था? Was he a thief?
 - क्या वे लोग शिक्षक थे? Were they teachers?