WBBPE · Class 4 · ইংরেজি · অধ্যায় 7
Was and Were
In this chapter we learn ‘was’ and ‘were’. They are the past forms of am, is and are. Use ‘was’ with one and ‘were’ with many.
শেখার লক্ষ্য
- Know was/were are the past of am/is/are.
- Use ‘was’ with I, he, she, it.
- Use ‘were’ with you, we, they.
- Choose was/were correctly.
মূল ধারণা
Past of ‘be’
‘was’ and ‘were’ tell us about the past. They are the past forms of am, is and are.
was with one
Use ‘was’ with I, he, she and it. ‘She was happy.’ ‘I was at home.’
were with many
Use ‘were’ with you, we and they. ‘They were playing.’ ‘We were tired.’
শব্দার্থ ও সংজ্ঞা
- was / were
- The past forms of am/is/are: I/he/she/it was; you/we/they were.
সমাধানসহ উদাহরণ
প্রশ্ন 1. ‘She ___ ill yesterday.’
সমাধান: was.
প্রশ্ন 2. ‘They ___ at school.’
সমাধান: were.
যে ভুলগুলো এড়াব
- Using ‘was’ with ‘they’ (should be ‘were’).
- Using ‘were’ with ‘he/she’ (should be ‘was’).
Was and Were — কুইজ
5টি প্রশ্ন, সঙ্গে সঙ্গে উত্তর মিলিয়ে দেখো।
Question 1 of 5Score 0
‘was’ and ‘were’ are the past forms of ___.
অনুশীলন প্রশ্ন
সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন
‘He ___ late.’ (past) — fill in.
was.
‘You ___ right.’ (past) — fill in.
were.
বড়ো প্রশ্ন
Fill in: ‘I ___ happy. She ___ here. They ___ busy.’ (past)
I was happy. She was here. They were busy.
একটু ভেবে
Why is ‘They was playing’ wrong?
‘They’ is more than one, so it takes ‘were’ — ‘They were playing.’
দ্রুত রিভিশন
রিভিশন নোট
- was/were = past of am/is/are.
- I/he/she/it → was.
- you/we/they → were.
মনে রাখার কথা
- Talk about the past with was/were.
- Match them to the naming word.
প্রশ্নোত্তর
Which goes with ‘we’ in the past?
were.