What is the use of was? Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were is used for both the third person plural past tense (they and we) and the second person past tense (you). In the past indicative, were acts similar to was. “They were at the store,” you could say, for example.
First, Was in a sentence? [M] [T] It was cold, so we lit a fire. [M] [T] It was his job to gather eggs. [M] [T] It was yesterday that he died. [M] [T] She asked him if he was happy.
Was VS had? For example, “Robin was present in the movie hall.” Here ‘was’ is used with a singular subject, i.e. Robin, and is used to denote a time in the past. Whereas the word ‘had’ is used as a past participle and past form of the verb ‘have’ and can be used with both singular and plural subjects.
Second, Was and were in sentences? Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park. You were drinking some water.
Was were past continuous tense? The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word). There are many situations in which this verb tense might be used in a sentence. For example, it is often used to describe conditions that existed in the past.
Were and was in a sentence?
Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park. You were drinking some water.
Was is a verb or not?
What type of word is was? As detailed above, ‘was’ is a verb.
Was used to or used to?
“Used to” means it was a repeated habit or condition of the past. That is what you want in your sentence. “Was used to” means that you were comfortable with/familiar with/accustomed to something.
