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Intermediate

Past Tense & था/थी

'was/were' and the past auxiliary

था/थी/थे/थीं = was/were

The past of होna.

📊 होna (past)
Subject Form
मैं/तू/वह (m) था (thā)
(f) थी (thī)
हम/वे (m) थे (the)
(f) थीं (thīṃ)
💬 Examples
मैं छात्र था
maiṃ chhātra thā
I was a student (m)
📝 था (m)
वह डॉक्टर थी
vah ḍākṭar thī
She was a doctor
📝 थी (f)
Past continuous & habitual use था

Add था/थी to the participle.

💬 Examples
मैं पढ़ रहा था
maiṃ paṛh rahā thā
I was reading
📝 Continuous + था
वह रोज़ आती थी
vah roz ātī thī
She used to come daily
📝 Habitual past + थी
Intransitive simple past agrees with the subject

No ने for intransitives.

💬 Examples
वह आया
vah āyā
He came
📝 आया (m); no ने (intransitive)
वह गई
vah gaī
She went
📝 गई (f); agrees with the subject