ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAS
Old English wæs, from wesan to be; related to Old Frisian, Old High German was, Old Norse var.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAS
PRESENT
Present
I am
you are
he/she/it is
we are
you are
they are
Present continuous
I am being
you are being
he/she/it is being
we are being
you are being
they are being
Present perfect
I have been
you have been
he/she/it has been
we have been
you have been
they have been
Present perfect continuous
I have been being
you have been being
he/she/it has been being
we have been being
you have been being
they have been being
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I was
you were
he/she/it was
we were
you were
they were
Past continuous
I was being
you were being
he/she/it was being
we were being
you were being
they were being
Past perfect
I had been
you had been
he/she/it had been
we had been
you had been
they had been
Past perfect continuous
I had been being
you had been being
he/she/it had been being
we had been being
you had been being
they had been being
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will be
you will be
he/she/it will be
we will be
you will be
they will be
Future continuous
I will be being
you will be being
he/she/it will be being
we will be being
you will be being
they will be being
Future perfect
I will have been
you will have been
he/she/it will have been
we will have been
you will have been
they will have been
Future perfect continuous
I will have been being
you will have been being
he/she/it will have been being
we will have been being
you will have been being
they will have been being
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would was
you would was
he/she/it would was
we would was
you would was
they would was
Conditional continuous
I would be being
you would be being
he/she/it would be being
we would be being
you would be being
they would be being
Conditional perfect
I would have was
you would have was
he/she/it would have was
we would have was
you would have was
they would have was
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been being
you would have been being
he/she/it would have been being
we would have been being
you would have been being
they would have been being
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you be
we let´s be
you be
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «WAS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
was.
My dad does tons of voiceovers; he was Duke in 'G.I. Joe' and 'Transformers' and Handy, Lazy, and Grouchy Smurf, so I grew up with the best bed time stories ever.
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.
Thus there is no doubt the eye was intended for us to see with.
About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas.
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right to remain suspicious, contemptuous even, of the secrecy and the misinformation which is the digest of our news.
They were often the first students in their family to go to college and the very idea of higher education was still foreign to them. They had to make a conscious and often difficult decision to come to college.
I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.
It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows.
The only thing that might have annoyed some mathematicians was the presumption of assuming that maybe the axiom of choice could fail, and that we should look into contrary assumptions.
I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAS»
Discover the use of
was in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
was and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Book
Was There: Reading in Electronic Times
Contending that our experience of reading belies naive generalizations about the future of books, Book Was There is an elegantly argued and thoroughly up-to-date tribute to the endurance of books in our ever-evolving digital world.
2
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It
Was: How to ...
If you suspect there could be more to life than what you're getting...if you always knew you could do anything if you only knew what it was, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right!
Many years after the tragic loss of his father, a young man who has become the presumptive head of his family is moving out so he can pursue his own destiny. He and each member of his family face a crossroad.
Here, archaeologically documented, is the story of the religion of the Goddess.
5
Everything
was Forever, Until it
was No More: The Last ...
Drawing on diaries, correspondence, interviews and memoirs, and applying historical, anthropological and linguistic analyses, this text explores late Soviet period (1960s-80s) through the eyes of the last Soviet generation.
6
Why
Was Charles I Executed?
The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary event in British history. Examining key issues surrounding the regicide, Clive Holmes looks at how a country descended into civil war.
In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with.
8
When God
Was a Rabbit: A Novel
Traces the evolving bond of love and secrets between a woman and her brother, a relationship marked by family ties in Europe and America, a secretive friend, and historical events from more than three decades.
9
Only the Ball
was White: A History of Legendary Black ...
Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line
With her trademark candor and compassion, beloved middle-grade writer Barbara Park tells how Phoebe copes with her painful loss in this story filled with sadness, humor--and hope.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
was is used in the context of the following news items.
Was America founded as a Christian nation?
Mark Edwards teaches U.S. history and politics at Spring Arbor University in Michigan. He is the author of "The Right of the Protestant Left: God's Totalitarianism.". «CNN, Jul 15»
Was This the Right Way to Legalize Gay Marriage?
I don't think it was an act of judicial activism to continue the national availability of the law's subsidies for health insurance. The court didn't strike down an act of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Here's why releasing Josh Duggar's records was probably not illegal
“The requested record was not sealed or expunged, and at the time the report was filed, the person listed in the report was an adult,” he wrote. “Any names of ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
George W. Bush Was Right
Bush was right to take the jihadist threat seriously after 9/11 (though he may have fallen prey to euphemism at times in describing it). He was right to insist on ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 15»
Jason Alexander Reveals Why Susan Was Killed Off On 'Seinfeld'
Since the 1996 Season 7 finale, fans have wondered why Heidi Swedberg's Susan was axed from the sitcom. The rumor was that Jason Alexander didn't like ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
The man who was caged in a zoo
In 1904, Ota Benga was kidnapped from Congo and taken to the US, where he was exhibited with monkeys. His appalling story reveals the roots of a racial ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Karl Marx Was Right
Marx, as Meghnad Desai wrote, was “an astronomer of history, not an astrologer.” Marx was keenly aware of capitalism's ability to innovate and adapt. But he ... «Truthdig, May 15»
How Ty Cobb was framed as a racist
When Cobb was 18, his mother shot and killed his father, mistaking him for an intruder after he returned unexpectedly from an out-of-town trip. At trial, she was ... «New York Post, May 15»
BB King was poisoned, two of his daughters claim
(CNN) Two of B.B. King's daughters are alleging that the blues legend was poisoned to death by his closest associates. But the coroner says preliminary autopsy ... «CNN, May 15»
I Was a Proud Non-Breeder. Then I Changed My Mind.
It was divided into three parts: “No Thanks, Not for Me,” “On the Fence,” and “Taking the Leap.” My essay was the first in the “No” section. So I felt a little sheepish ... «New York Magazine, May 15»
