Day 33: Helping Verbs: Was & Were / भूतकाल की सहायक क्रियाएँ

Helping Verbs - Was, Were. Telling past stories or explaining what happened yesterday requires using Was and Were correctly! Master Was and Were to talk about past identity, states, and past continuous actions! • **Was** is used with **I, He, She, It, Singular Name** (था / थी). • **Were** is used with **You, We, They, Plural Nouns** (थे / थीं). • Past Continuous structure: **S + was/were + V-ing**. ### PART 1: USING WAS & WERE FOR PAST STATE 1. **WAS (with I, He, She, It, Singular Name):** - "I **was** tired yesterday." (मैं कल थका हुआ था।) - "He **was** at home." (वह घर पर था।) - "She **was** late for school." (वह स्कूल के लिए लेट थी।) 2. **WERE (with You, We, They, Plural Nouns):** - "You **were** right." (तुम सही थे।) - "We **were** busy yesterday." (हम कल व्यस्त थे।) - "They **were** happy." (वे खुश थे।) --- ### PART 2: PAST CONTINUOUS (ACTIONS HAPPENING IN PAST) Formula: **Subject + was/were + Verb-ing** • "I was **sleeping** at 10 PM." (मैं रात 10 बजे सो रहा था।) • "She was **cooking** food." (वह खाना बना रही थी।) • "They were **watching** TV." (वे टीवी देख रहे थे।)