Use of was were in Hindi

पहचान – जब वाक्य के अंत में था, थे, थी आदि रहे तो वाक्य के कर्ता के अनुसार Was Were का प्रयोग होगा
ऐसे वाक्यों में क्रिया नहीं होता है यह बिल्कुल ही सिंपल होता है इसकी वजह से इसे सिंपल टेंस भी कहते हैं
Note- 1– First person singular (I मै) के साथ was का प्रयोग होता है
जैसे:-
मैं अमीर था.
I was rich.
मैं खुश था.
I was happy.
Note- 2– First person plural (We हम / हम लोग) के साथ were का प्रयोग होता है
जैसे:-
हम अमीर थे.
We were rich.
हम खुश थे .
We were happy.
Note- 3– Second person, Singular (You तुम / आप एक व्यक्ति के लिये ) और plural (You तुम लोग / आप लोग एक से ज्यादा व्यक्ति के लिये) दोनों के साथ were का प्रयोग होता है
जैसे:-
Second person, Singular
तुम अमीर थे.
You were rich.
तुम खुश थे.
You were happy.
Second person, Plural
तुम लोग अमीर थे.
You were rich.
तुम लोग खुश थे.
You were happy.
Note- 4– Third person, Singular (He वह पुरुष के लिये, She वह स्त्रि के लिये , It यह, किसी एक व्यक्ति का नाम जैसे- राम, श्याम आदि )के साथ was का प्रयोग होता है
जैसे:-
वह अमीर था.
He was rich.
वह खुश था.
He was happy.
रमेश खुश था.
Ramesh was happy.
Note- 5– Third person, Plural (They वे / वे लोग, या एक से अधिक लोगो के नाम जैसे- राम और श्याम ) के साथ were का प्रयोग होता है
जैसे:-
वे लोग अमीर थे.
They were rich.
वे लोग खुश थे.
They were happy.
राम और श्याम खुश थे.
Ram and Shyam were happy.

1- Subject + was / were + complement

1	मैं चालाक था.	I was clever.
2	तुम खूबसूरत थे.	You were beautiful.
3	मैं खुश था.	I was happy.
4	वह पतला था.	He was thin.
5	वे लोग बुद्धिमान थे.	They were wise.
6	वह स्वस्थ था.	He was healthy.
7	मै बहादुर था.	I was brave.
8	मेरा भाई ईमानदार था.	My brother was honest.
9	सीता खूबसूरत थी.	Sita was beautiful.
10	रमेश और रोहन खुश थे.	Ramesh and Rohan were happy.
11	हम लोग उदास थे.	We were sad.
12	सीता बहादुर थी.	Sita was brave.

2- Subject + was / were + not + complement

1	मैं चालाक नहीं था.	I was not clever.
2	तुम खूबसूरत नहीं थे.	You were not beautiful.
3	मैं खुश नहीं था.	I was not happy.
4	वह पतला नहीं था.	He was not thin.
5	वे लोग बुद्धिमान नहीं थे.	They were not wise.
6	वह स्वस्थ नहीं था.	He was not healthy.
7	मै बहादुर नहीं था.	I was not brave.
8	मेरा भाई ईमानदार नहीं था.	My brother was not honest.
9	सीता खूबसूरत नहीं थी.	Sita was not beautiful.
10	रमेश और रोहन खुश नहीं थे.	Ramesh and Rohan were not happy.
11	हम लोग उदास नहीं थे.	We were not sad.
12	सीता बहादुर नहीं थी.	Sita was not brave.

Use of was were in Hindi

3- was / were + Subject + complement + ?

1	क्या मैं चालाक था?	Was I clever?
2	क्या तुम खूबसूरत थे?	Were you beautiful?
3	क्या मैं खुश था?	Was I happy?
4	क्या वह पतला था?	Was he thin?
5	क्या वे लोग बुद्धिमान थे?	Were they wise?
6	क्या वह स्वस्थ था?	Was he healthy?
7	क्या मै बहादुर था?	Was I brave?
8	क्या मेरा भाई ईमानदार था?	Was my brother honest?
9	क्या सीता खूबसूरत थी?	Was Sita beautiful?
10	क्या रमेश और रोहन खुश थे?	Was Ramesh and Rohan happy?
11	क्या हम लोग उदास थे?	Were we sad?
12	क्या सीता बहादुर थी?	Was Sita brave?

Use of was were in Hindi

4- Wh family + was / were + Subject + complement + ?

नोट- जब क्या, कौन, कब, जब, क्यो, कैसे वाक्य के पहले न आकर वाक्य के बीच मे आये तो सबसे पहले उसकी English लिखते है फिर was, were + subject+complement + ?

Note- Wh जहा कही भी आप को Wh लिखा मिले तो उसका मतलब = what, when, where, whose, who, how, whom, why, which)

1	मैं क्यों चालाक था?	Why was I clever?
2	तुम कैसे खूबसूरत थे?	How were you beautiful?
3	मैं कहा खुश था?	Where was I happy?
4	वह कब पतला था?	When was he thin?
5	वे लोग कब बुद्धिमान थे?	When were they wise?
6	वह कैसे स्वस्थ था?	How was he healthy?
7	मै कब बहादुर था?	When was I brave?
8	मेरा भाई कहा ईमानदार था?	Where was my brother honest?
9	सीता कब खूबसूरत थी?	When was Sita beautiful?
10	रमेश और रोहन कहा खुश थे?	Where was Ramesh and Rohan happy?
11	हम लोग कैसे उदास थे?	How were we sad?
12	सीता क्यों बहादुर थी?	Why was Sita brave?