Page 38 - New Grammar with a Smile 2
P. 38

Read these sentences.
                                                                                            Note
                         y I was asleep.                                                      •   Was is the past


                         y He was a leader.                                                      form of
                                                                                                 am and is.
                         y They were in the park.                                             •   Were is the past


                         y The dogs were very big.                                               form of are.




                          The words was and were tell us how people, animals or things were in
                          the past. Was and were are also being verbs.



              Read this table to understand the use of was and were.




                          I                                     was              hungry.


                          He                                    was              my friend.


                          She                                   was              a teacher.


                          Renu                                  was             tired.


                          It                                    was              a rainy day.


                          The child                             was              hungry.


                          We                                    were             good friends.


                          You                                   were             in the kitchen.


                          They                                  were             in the car.


                          The children                          were             hungry.

                          Mrinal and Naina                      were             late for school.












            38
   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43