Parmaar Classes – Hindi & English Sentence Practice (Was/Were) Parmaar Classes – Hindi & English Sentence Practice (Was/Were) 📖 Grammar Rules: Usage of Was / Were ‘Was’ is used with **Singular** subjects: **I, He, She, It, This, That,** and any singular noun (e.g., The boy, The book). ‘Were’ is used with **Plural** subjects: **You, We, They, These, Those,** and any plural noun (e.g., The students, The tables). Show/Hide Answers 1. Hindi Sentences (Past Tense) – Translation Practice A. Positive Sentences: 1. वह एक अच्छा छात्र था। (He was a good student.) 2. मैं कल घर पर था। (I was at home yesterday.) 3. वे बाजार में थे। (They were in the market.) 4. यह मेरी किताब थी। (This was my book.) 5. तुम बहुत अच्छे थे। (You were very good.) 6. हमारा स्कूल बहुत पुराना था। (Our school was very old.) 7. हम बहुत खुश थे। (We were very happy.) 8. वह एक ईमानदार आदमी था। (He was an honest man.) 9. ये फूल सुन्दर थे। (These flowers were beautiful.) 10. सीता मेरी दोस्त थी। (Sita was my friend.) B. Negative Sentences: 11. वह मेरा भाई नहीं था। (He was not my brother.) 12. तुम कमरे में नहीं थे। (You were not in the room.) 13. हम प्यासे नहीं थे। (We were not thirsty.) 14. यह एक कठिन काम नहीं था। (This was not a difficult task.) 15. वे मेरे साथ नहीं थे। (They were not with me.) 2. English Sentence Practice (Was/Were) – Conversion Instructions: Convert the following **Positive Sentences** into **Negative, Interrogative, and Negative Interrogative** forms. Practice Sentences: 1. He was a good student. 2. I was at home yesterday. 3. They were in the market. 4. This was my book. 5. You were very good. 6. The dog was hungry. 7. We were ready for the test. 8. She was a great dancer. 9. The lights were off. 10. It was a cold day. Practice Answers: 1. He was a good student. Negative: He was not a good student. Interrogative: Was he a good student? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** he a good student? 2. I was at home yesterday. Negative: I was not at home yesterday. Interrogative: Was I at home yesterday? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** I at home yesterday? 3. They were in the market. Negative: They were not in the market. Interrogative: Were they in the market? Negative Interrogative: **Weren’t** they in the market? 4. This was my book. Negative: This was not my book. Interrogative: Was this my book? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** this my book? 5. You were very good. Negative: You were not very good. Interrogative: Were you very good? Negative Interrogative: **Weren’t** you very good? 6. The dog was hungry. Negative: The dog was not hungry. Interrogative: Was the dog hungry? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** the dog hungry? 7. We were ready for the test. Negative: We were not ready for the test. Interrogative: Were we ready for the test? Negative Interrogative: **Weren’t** we ready for the test? 8. She was a great dancer. Negative: She was not a great dancer. Interrogative: Was she a great dancer? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** she a great dancer? 9. The lights were off. Negative: The lights were not off. Interrogative: Were the lights off? Negative Interrogative: **Weren’t** the lights off? 10. It was a cold day. Negative: It was not a cold day. Interrogative: Was it a cold day? Negative Interrogative: **Wasn’t** it a cold day? Parmaar Classes