Past tense of ToBe - English Sindhi Grammar
زمان ماضي هئڻ
Definition
A verb that denotes state or existence in past time that is called Past tense of Tobe.
Note:-This tense shows state or existence in past time.
Example
- She was a doctor(State).
- I was in Karachi (Existence).
وصف
اهڙو فعل جيڪو گذريل وقت ۾ حالت يا موجودگي ظاهر ڪري ته ان کي زمان ماضي هئڻ چئبو آهي.
نوٽ:- هي زمان گذريل وقت ۾ حالت يا موجودگي کي ظاهر ڪندو آهي.
مثال
- هوءَ هڪ ڊاڪٽر هئي(حالت)
- مان ڪراچيءَ ۾ هيس(موجودگي).
State
- You were a handsome boy.
- She was a attractive girl.
- It was painful.
- توهان هڪ خوبصورت ڇوڪرا هئو.
- هوءَ هڪ موهيندڙ ڇوڪري هئي.
- اهو ڏکوئيندڙ هو.
Existence
- We were here at the Office.
- He was in first year class.
- They were in playground yesterday.
- اسين هتي آفيس ۾ هئاسين.
- هي پهرين سال واري ڪلاس ۾ هو.
- اهي ڪله راند جي ميدان ۾ هئا.
Helping Verbs
Note :- "Was" and "Were" are the helping verbs of Past tense of Tobe.
Example
- It was under the table.
- They were narrow minded people.
- You were funny person.
مددگار فعل
نوٽ :-"Was" ۽ "Were" زمان ماضي هئڻ جا مددگار فعل آهن.
مثال
- اهو ٽيبل جي هيٺان هو.
- اهي ننڍي خيال وارا ماڻهون هئا.
- توهان مذاڪي شخص هئو.
Formation(Syntax)
Subject | Tobe Verb | Object |
---|---|---|
I | was | in your living room. |
It | was | new for you. |
She | was | so happy. |
بناوت
مثال
- مان توهان جي اوطاق تي هئس.
- اهو توهان لاءِ نئون هو.
- هوءَ تمام خوش هئي.
Conjugation
Note:- "Was" is followd by (I and Singular Noun) and "Were" is followed by (You, We and Plural Nouns).
Example
- I was punctual.
- We were punctual.
- You were punctual.
- He was punctual.
- She was punctual.
- It was punctual.
- They were punctual.
- Faheem was punctual.
- Faheem and Rakeeb were punctual.
گردان يا ڦيرو
نوٽ:- "Was" آءِ ۽ واحد اسمن سان استمعال ٿيندو آهي ۽ "Were" يو، وئي ۽ جمع اسمن لاءِ استمعال ٿيندو آهي.
مثال
- مان وقت جو پابند هئس.
- اسين وقت جو پابند هئاسين.
- توهان وقت جو پابند هئو.
- هي وقت جو پابند هئا.
- هوءَ وقت جو پابند هئي.
- اهو وقت جو پابند هو.
- اهي وقت جو پابند هئا.
- فهيم وقت جو پابند هو.
- فهيم ۽ رقيب وقت جو پابند هئا.
Emphatic Sentences
Note:- The "Really" is added after helping verb for emphatic sentences.
Example
- They were really in Karachi.
- He was really in trouble.
- A kite was really in the sky.
تاڪيدي جملا
نوٽ:- تاڪيدي جملن جي لاءِ مددگار فعل جي پو "Really" لڳايو ويندو آهي.
مثال
- اهي سچ پچ ڪراچي ۾ هئا.
- هي واقعي مصيبت ۾ هو.
- لغڙ ته آسمان ۾ هو.
Sentence Transformations
Note:- A transformation of an Assertive sentence into Negative sentence, Interrogative sentence and Interrogative Negative sentence.
جملي جي تبديلي
نوٽ:- هڪ بياني جملي جي ناڪاري جملي، سوالي جملي ۽ سوالي ناڪاري ۾ تبديلي.
Assertive
- She was a shy girl in past.
- They were naughty childreen in their childhood.
- It was a wrong thing.
بياني
- هوءَ ماضيءَ ۾ هڪ لڄاري ڇوڪري هوندي هئي.
- اهي پنهنجي ننڍپڻ ۾ شرارتي ٻار هئا.
- اها هڪ خلط گاله هئي.
Negative
- She was not a shy girl in past.
- They were not naughty childreen in their childhood.
- It was not a wrong thing.
ناڪاري
- هوءَ ماضيءَ ۾ هڪ لڄاري ڇوڪري نه هوندي هئي.
- اهي پنهنجي ننڍپڻ ۾ شرارتي ٻار نه هئا.
- اها هڪ خلط گاله نه هئي.
Interrogative
- Was She a shy girl in past?
- Were They naughty childreen in their childhood?
- Was It a wrong thing?
سوالي
- ڇا هوءَ ماضيءَ ۾ هڪ لڄاري ڇوڪري هوندي هئي؟
- ڇا اهي پنهنجي ننڍپڻ ۾ شرارتي ٻار هئا؟
- ڇا اها هڪ خلط گاله هئي؟
Interrogative Negative
- Was She not a shy girl in past?
- Were They not naughty childreen in their childhood?
- Was It not a wrong thing?
سوالي ناڪاري
- ڇا هوءَ ماضيءَ ۾ هڪ لڄاري ڇوڪري نه هوندي هئي؟
- ڇا اهي پنهنجي ننڍپڻ ۾ شرارتي ٻار نه هئا؟
- ڇا اها هڪ خلط گاله نه هئي؟
Contractions
- I wasn't your enemy. (I was not your enemy.)
- They weren't teachers. (They were not teachers.)