Person	Singular	Plural
First Person	I was ready. मैं तैयार था .	We were ready. हमलोग तैयार थे .
Second Person	You were ready. आप तैयार थे .	You were ready. आपलोग तैयार थे .
Third Person	He / She / It / Ram was ready. वह / राम तैयार था .	They / The boys were ready. वे लोग / लड़कें तैयार थे .

Use of Was and Were with Positive Sentences in Hindi

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

1. हमलोग गरीब थे .	We were poor.
2. मैं उदास था .	I was sad.
3. तुम लाचार थे .	You were helpless.
4. राम थका था .	Ram was tired.

5. वह लम्बा था .	He was tall.
6. मैं खिलाडी था .	I was a player.
7. लड़कें खुश थे .	The boys were happy.
8. वे लोग अभियंता थे .	They were engineers.

Use of Was and Were in Hindi	Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi
Use of Am / Is / Are in Hindi	Use of This That These and Those in Hindi
Use of Shall be and Will be in Hindi	Use of A and An in Hindi
Use of There in Hindi	Use of It in Hindi

Use of Was and Were with Negative Sentences in Hindi

Subject + was / were + not + Complement.

1. मैं गरीब नहीं था .	I was not poor.
2. मोहन दोषी नहीं था .	Mohan was not guilty.
3. वे लोग भिखारी नहीं थे .	They were not beggars.
4. तुम ईमानदार नहीं थे .	You were not honest.

5. तुम चालक नहीं थे .	You were not a driver.
6. लड़कें विद्यार्थी नहीं थे .	The boys were not students.
7. सीता डॉक्टर नहीं थी .	Sita was not a doctor.
8. बच्चे भूखे नहीं थे .	The children were not hungry.

Use of Was and Were with Interogative Sentences in Hindi

Was / Were + Subject + Complement ?

1. क्या मैं गरीब था ?	Was I poor ?
2. क्या वह सुन्दर थी ?	Was she beautiful ?
3. क्या वह डॉक्टर था ?	Was he a doctor ?
4. क्या लड़कें मेहनती थे ?	Were the boys laborious ?

5. क्या रमेश दोषी था ?	Was Ramesh guilty ?
6. क्या मैं नाविक था ?	Was I a sailor ?
7. क्या बच्चें खुश थे ?	Were the children happy ?
8. क्या वे लोग शिक्षक थे ?	Were they teachers ?

Use of Was and Were in Hindi	Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi
Use of Am / Is / Are in Hindi	Use of This That These and Those in Hindi
Use of Shall be and Will be in Hindi	Use of A and An in Hindi
Use of There in Hindi	Use of It in Hindi

Use of Was and Were with Negative Interogative Sentences in Hindi

Was / Were + Subject + not + Complement ?

1. क्या मैं अमीर नहीं था ?	Was I not rich ?
2. क्या वह बहरा नहीं था ?	Was he not deaf ?
3. क्या सीता ईमानदार नहीं थी ?	Was Sita not honest ?
4. क्या बच्चे उदास नहीं थे ?	Were the children not sad ?

5. क्या तुम चालाक नहीं थे ?	Were you not clever ?
6. क्या मैं अभियंता नहीं था ?	Was I not an engineer ?
7. क्या वे लोग डॉक्टर नहीं थे ?	Were they not doctors ?
8. क्या राम लम्बा नहीं था ?	Was Ram not tall ?

Use of Was and Were with What When Why Where How etc in Hindi

Why / How / When + was / were + Subject + ( not ) + Complement ?

1. मैं कैसे गरीब था ?	How was I poor ?
2. मैं क्यों तैयार नहीं था ?	Why was I not ready ?
3. वह कब दुखी था ?	When was he sad ?
4. बच्चे क्यों भूखे थे ?	Why were the children hungry ?

5. सीता क्यों परेशान थी ?	Why was Sita anxious ?
6. वे लोग क्यों चुप थे ?	Why were they silent ?
7. राम कैसे दयालु नहीं था ?	How was Ram not kind ?
8. तुम कब बीमार थे ?	When were you ill ?

Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi

Was and Were = होता था , रहता था , लगता था .

Was और Were के साथ Noun का प्रयोग सीखियें । जैसे ( Water was clean. ) ( Water was not clean. ) ( Was water clean ? ) और ( Why was water clean ? )

जब वाक्य के अंत में होता था / रहता था / लगता था रहे , तो वाक्य के कर्ता के अनुसार Was / Were का प्रयोग होता है .

अब Noun के बाद Was और Were के प्रयोग को देखिये :

Noun + was + Complement. ( For Singular )

Noun + were + Complement. ( For Plural )

Use of Was and Were with Noun ( Positive Sentences ) in Hindi

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

1. दूध मीठा होता था .	Milk was sweet.
2. कंप्यूटर महँगा होता था .	Computer was expensive.
3. आम मीठा लगता था .	Mango was sweet.
4. कोयला सस्ता होता था .	Coal was cheap.
5. पानी साफ होता था .	Water was clean.

6. छात्र आज्ञाकारी होते थे .	Students were obedient.
7. गरीब ईमानदार होते थे .	The poor were honest.
8. साधु दयालु होते थे .	Saints were kind.
9. बच्चे सीधे होते थे .	Children were gentle.
10. भारतीय किसान मेहनती होते थे .	Indian farmers were laborious.

( milk , water , coal etc . Material Nouns हैं . अत: इनके पहले ' the ' का प्रयोग नहीं होगा . )

Use of Was and Were in Hindi	Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi
Use of Am / Is / Are in Hindi	Use of This That These and Those in Hindi
Use of Shall be and Will be in Hindi	Use of A and An in Hindi
Use of There in Hindi	Use of It in Hindi

Use of Was and Were with Noun ( Negative Sentences ) in Hindi

Noun + was + not + Complement. ( For Singular )

Noun + were + not + Complement. ( For Plural )

1. दूध मीठा नहीं होता था .	Milk was not sweet.
2. कंप्यूटर महँगा नही होता था .	Computer was not expensive.
3. आम मीठा नही लगता था .	Mango was not sweet.
4. कोयला सस्ता नही होता था .	Coal was not cheap.
5. पानी साफ नही होता था .	Water was not clean.

6. छात्र आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे .	Students were not obedient.
7. गरीब ईमानदार नही होते थे .	The poor were not honest.
8. साधु दयालु नही होते थे .	Saints were not kind.
9. बच्चे सीधे नही होते थे .	Children were not gentle.
10. भारतीय किसान मेहनती नही होते थे .	Indian farmers were not laborious.

Use of Was and Were with Noun ( Interogative Sentences ) in Hindi

Was + Noun + Complement ? ( For Singular )

Were + Noun + Complement ? ( For Plural )

1. क्या दूध मीठा होता था ?	Was milk sweet ?
2. क्या कंप्यूटर महँगा होता था ?	Was computer expensive ?
3. क्या आम मीठा लगता था ?	Was mango sweet ?
4. क्या कोयला सस्ता होता था ?	Was coal cheap ?
5. क्या पानी साफ होता था ?	Was water clean ?

6. क्या छात्र आज्ञाकारी होते थे ?	Were students obedient ?
7. क्या गरीब ईमानदार होते थे ?	Were the poor honest ?
8. क्या साधु दयालु होते थे ?	Were saints kind ?
9. क्या बच्चे सीधे होते थे ?	Were children gentle ?
10. क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती होते थे ?	Were Indian farmers laborious ?

Use of Was and Were in Hindi	Use of Was and Were with Noun in Hindi
Use of Am / Is / Are in Hindi	Use of This That These and Those in Hindi
Use of Shall be and Will be in Hindi	Use of A and An in Hindi
Use of There in Hindi	Use of It in Hindi

Use of Was and Were with Noun ( Negative Interogative Sentences ) in Hindi

Was + Noun + not + Complement ? ( For Singular )

Were + Noun + not + Complement ? ( For Plural )

1. क्या दूध मीठा नहीं होता था ?	Was milk not sweet ?
2. क्या कंप्यूटर महँगा नही होता था ?	Was computer not expensive ?
3. क्या आम मीठा नही लगता था ?	Was mango not sweet ?
4. क्या कोयला सस्ता नही होता था ?	Was coal not cheap ?
5. क्या पानी साफ नही होता था ?	Was water not clean ?

6. क्या छात्र आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे ?	Were students not obedient ?
7. क्या गरीब ईमानदार नही होते थे ?	Were the poor not honest ?
8. क्या साधु दयालु नही होते थे ?	Were saints not kind ?
9. क्या बच्चे सीधे नही होते थे ?	Were children not gentle ?
10. क्या भारतीय किसान मेहनती नही होते थे ?	Were Indian farmers not laborious ?

Use of Was and Were with Noun ( What When Why Where How etc ) in Hindi

Why / How + was + Noun + ( not ) + Complement ?
( For Singular )

Why / How + were + Noun + ( not ) + Complement ?
( For Plural )

1. दूध क्यों मीठा होता था ?	Why was milk sweet ?
2. कंप्यूटर कैसे महँगा होता था ?	How was computer expensive ?
3. आम क्यों मीठा लगता था ?	Why was mango sweet ?
4. कोयला कैसे सस्ता होता था ?	How was coal cheap ?
5. पानी क्यों साफ होता था ?	Why was water clean ?

6. छात्र क्यों आज्ञाकारी नही होते थे ?	Why were students not obedient ?
7. गरीब कैसे ईमानदार नही होते थे ?	How were the poor not honest ?
8. साधु क्यों दयालु नही होते थे ?	Why were saints not kind ?
9. बच्चे कैसे सीधे नही होते थे ?	How were children not gentle ?
10. भारतीय किसान क्यों मेहनती नही होते थे ?	Why were Indian farmers not laborious ?

Use of Was to and Were to in Hindi

Was to / Were to =

ने वाला था , ने वाले थे ,
ने को था , ने को थे .

Was to और Were to का प्रयोग सीखियें । जैसे ( I was to go. ) ( I was not to go. ) ( Was I to go ? ) और ( Why was I to go ? )

अब आप Verb ' to be ' के साथ Infinitive का प्रयोग सीखें . Infinitive का अर्थ हैं ------ to + verb ( to go , to eat , to laugh , etc. )

जिस हिंदी वाक्य की क्रिया के अंत में ने वाला था / ने वाले थे / ने को था / ने को थे इत्यादि रहे , उस क्रिया का अनुवाद Was to / Were to में होगा .

I / He / She / It / Ram के साथ Was to तथा अन्य के साथ Were to का प्रयोग किया जाता हैं .

Subject + was / were + Infinitive.

Person	Singular	Plural
First Person	I was to go. मैं जाने वाला था .	We were to go. हमलोग जाने वाले थे .
Second Person	You were to go. आप जाने वाले थे .	You were to go. आपलोग जाने वाले थे .
Third Person	He / She / It / Ram was to go. वह / राम जाने वाला था .	They / The boys were to go. वे लोग / लड़कें जाने वाले थे.

Use of Was to and Were to with Positive Sentences in Hindi

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

1. मैं पढ़ने को था . मैं पढ़ने वाला था .	I was to read.
2. गाड़ी खुलने को थी . गाड़ी खुलने वाली थी .	The train was to start.
3. वह शादी करने वाला था .	He was to marry.
4. तुम खेलने वाले थे .	You were to play.
5. वे लोग गाड़ी खरीदने वाले थे .	They were to buy a car.
6. रवि त्यागपत्र देने वाला था .	Ravi was to resign.
7. मेरा दोस्त मेरी मदद करने वाला था .	My friend was to help me.
8. मैं एक बाघ मारने वाला था .	I was to kill a tiger.

Use of Am to Is to and Are to in Hindi	Use of Was to and Were to in Hindi
Use of Shall be to and Will be to in Hindi	Use of Have to and Has to in Hindi
Use of Had to in Hindi	Use of Shall have to and Will have to in Hindi
Use of Have and Has in Hindi	Use of Shall have and Will have in Hindi

Use of Was to and Were to with Negative Sentences in Hindi

Subject + was / were + not + Infinitive.

1. मैं पढने को नहीं था .	I was not to read.
2. हमलोग परीक्षा देने को नहीं थे .	We were not to appear at the examination.
3. वह शादी करने वाला नहीं था.	He was not to marry.
4. तुम खेलने वाले नहीं थे .	You were not to play.
5. वे लोग गाड़ी खरीदने वाले नहीं थे .	They were not to buy a car.
6. रवि त्यागपत्र देने वाला नहीं था .	Ravi was not to resign.
7. मेरा दोस्त मेरी मदद करने वाला नहीं था .	My friend was not to help me.
8. मैं एक बाघ मारने वाला नहीं था .	I was not to kill a tiger.

Use of Am to Is to and Are to in Hindi	Use of Was to and Were to in Hindi
Use of Shall be to and Will be to in Hindi	Use of Have to and Has to in Hindi
Use of Had to in Hindi	Use of Shall have to and Will have to in Hindi
Use of Have and Has in Hindi	Use of Shall have and Will have in Hindi

Use of Was to and Were to with Interogative Sentences in Hindi

Was / Were + Subject + ( not ) + Infinitive ?

1. क्या मैं पढने को था ?	Was I to read ?
2. क्या हमलोग परीक्षा देने को थे ?	Were we to appear at the examination ?
3. क्या वह शादी करने वाला था ?	Was he to marry ?
4. क्या तुम खेलने वाले थे ?	Were you to play ?
5. क्या वे लोग गाड़ी खरीदने वाले नहीं थे ?	Were they not to buy a car ?
6. क्या रवि त्यागपत्र देने वाला नहीं था ?	Was Ravi not to resign ?
7. क्या मेरा दोस्त मेरी मदद करने वाला नहीं था ?	Was my friend not to help me ?
8. क्या मैं एक बाघ मारने वाला नहीं था ?	Was I not to kill a tiger ?

Use of Was to and Were to with What When Why Where How etc in Hindi

When / Why / How + was / were + Subject + ( not ) + Infinitive ?

1. मैं कब पढने को था ?	When was I to read ?
2. हमलोग कैसे परीक्षा देने को थे ?	How were we to appear at the examination ?
3. वह कब शादी करने वाला था ?	When was he to marry ?
4. तुम कहाँ खेलने वाले थे ?	Where were you to play ?
5. वे लोग कैसे गाड़ी खरीदने वाले नहीं थे ?	How were they not to buy a car ?
6. रवि क्यों त्यागपत्र देने वाला नहीं था ?	Why was Ravi not to resign ?
7. मेरा दोस्त क्यों मेरी मदद करने वाला नहीं था ?	Why was my friend not to help me ?
8. मैं कैसे एक बाघ मारने वाला नहीं था ?	How was I not to kill a tiger ?

Use of Was / Were with About in Hindi

Was और Were के साथ About का प्रयोग सीखियें । जैसे ( I was about to read. ) ( I was not about to read. ) ( Was I about to read ? ) और ( Why was I about to read ? )

ऐसे वाक्यों के भाव से स्पष्ट होता है कि कोई कार्य भूतकाल में अतिशीघ्र शुरू होने वाला था .

ऐसे भावों को Past Tense में व्यक्त करने के लिए Am / Is / Are के बदले
Was / Were का प्रयोग करें .

Subject + was / were + about + Infinitive.

Person	Singular	Plural
First Person	I was about to read. मैं पढ़ने ही वाला था .	We were about to read. हमलोग पढ़ने ही वाले थे .
Second Person	You were about to read. आप पढ़ने ही वाले थे .	You were about to read. आपलोग पढ़ने ही वाले थे .
Third Person	He / She / It / Ram was about to read. वह / राम पढ़ने ही वाला था .	They / The boys were about to read. वे लोग / लड़कें पढ़ने ही वाले थे.

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

1. मैं जाने ही वाला था .	I was about to go.
2. वह रोने ही वाला था .	He was about to weep.
3. राम उसको पीटने ही वाला था .	Ram was about to beat him.
4. बच्चें हँसने ही वाले थे .	The children were about to laugh.
5. मैं जाने ही वाला नहीं था .	I was not about to go.
6. वह रोने ही वाला नहीं था .	He was not about to weep.
7. क्या मैं जाने ही वाला था ?	Was I about to go ?

Use of Began + Infinitive in Hindi

Use of Begin / Begins + Infinitive in Hindi

Use of Do / Does / Did + V¹ in Hindi

Use of Go on / Goes on in Hindi

Use of Went on in Hindi

Use of Do / Does + Nothing in Hindi

Use of Did + Nothing in Hindi

Use of Am / Is / Are with About + Infinitive in Hindi

Use of Was / Were with About + Infinitive in Hindi

8. क्या वह रोने ही वाला था ?	Was he about to weep ?
9. क्या राम उसको पीटने ही वाला नहीं था ?	Was Ram not about to beat him ?
10. क्या बच्चें हँसने ही वाले नहीं थे ?	Were the children not about to laugh ?
11. मैं कब जाने ही वाला था ?	When was I about to go ?
12. वह क्यों रोने ही वाला था ?	Why was he about to weep ?
13. राम कैसे उसको पीटने ही वाला नहीं था ?	How was Ram not about to beat him ?
14. बच्चें कैसे हँसने ही वाले नहीं थे ?	How were the children not about to laugh ?