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 ।

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 with Negative Sentences in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

Subject + was / were + not + Complement.

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

Was / Were + Subject + Complement ?

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 with Negative Interogative Sentences in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

Was / Were + Subject + not + Complement ?

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 :

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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 with Noun ( Negative Sentences ) in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

Was + Noun + Complement ? ( For Singular )

Were + Noun + Complement ? ( For Plural )

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 with Noun ( Negative Interogative Sentences ) in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 ।

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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 Was to and Were to with Negative Sentences in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

Subject + was / were + not + Infinitive.

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 Was to and Were to with Interogative Sentences in Hindi

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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

नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों को ध्यान से देखे :

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 ।

Rules for Translation ( अनुवाद करने का तरीका ) :

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 ?
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 ?