transitive
irregular
| Verb الفعل | Pronoun الضمير |
|---|---|
| was | He/She/It |
| was | I |
| were | They/We/You |
| Verb | Form |
|---|---|
| is | Present Simple |
| was | Past Simple |
| been | Past Participle |
| being | Present Participle |
| To be | Infinitive |
Subj. + was
she/he/it + was + Verb+ing
He said I was the only girl he trusts.
أخبرني أنني الفتاة الوحيدة التي يَثقُ بها.
I was not going to talk with her after the fight we had.
لم أكن أنوي التّحدث معها بعد المشاجرة التي حصلت بيننا.
He was suggesting that we should go to the park together.
اقترحَ أنّه علينا أن نذهبَ للمنتزه معاً.
I wish I was there with you.
تمنيتُ لو كنتُ بجانبك.
The police was searching every house to find the suspect.
فتَشت الشّرطة كلّ منزلٍ من أجل العثور على المُتهم.
She was on the phone for nearly three hours.
تحدّثت على الهاتف لما يُقاربُ الثّلاث ساعات.
It was not his fault.
لم يكن خطأهُ.
Her father was serving in the army when she was born.
والدُها كان يخدمُ في الجيش عندما وُلدت.
He was pessimistic about the new job.
كان متشائِماً بخصوص العمل الجديد.
I was waiting for my friend at the mall.
كنتُ أنتظرُ صديقتي في المركز التّجاري.
I don't think he was serious about the offer.
لا أعتقد أنّه كانَ جاداً بخصوص العرض.
Old English wesan, wæs, wæron 1st and 3rd person singular of wesan "to remain," from Proto-Germanic *wesanan (source also of Old Saxon wesan, Old Norse vesa, Old Frisian wesa, Middle Dutch wesen, Dutch wezen, Old High German wesen "being, existence," Gothic wisan "to be"), from PIE root *wes- (3) "remain, abide, live, dwell" (cognates Sanskrit vasati "he dwells, stays;" compare vestal). Wesan was a distinct verb in Old English, but it came to supply the past tense of am. This probably began to develop in Proto-Germanic, because it is also the case in Gothic and Old Norse.
