“We/They/You Were” in English with Bengali Meaning – Simple Past Tense

What Does "Were" Mean?

"We were" = আমরা ছিলাম
"They were" = তারা ছিল
"You were" = তুমি/তোমরা/আপনি ছিলে/ছিলেন
These are used for talking about past events for plural or polite subjects.

️ Sentence Structure

We/They/You were + [noun/adjective/place/time]

• We were students. → আমরা ছাত্র ছিলাম।
• They were happy. → তারা খুশি ছিল।
• You were at the market. → তুমি বাজারে ছিলে।

Usage Examples

1. With Nouns

• We were players. → আমরা খেলোয়াড় ছিলাম।
• They were engineers. → তারা ইঞ্জিনিয়ার ছিল।
• You were a student. → তুমি একজন ছাত্র ছিলে।

2. With Adjectives

• We were tired. → আমরা ক্লান্ত ছিলাম।
• They were sad. → তারা দুঃখিত ছিল।
• You were angry. → তুমি রেগে ছিলে।

3. With Places

• We were at home. → আমরা বাসায় ছিলাম।
• They were in the classroom. → তারা শ্রেণীকক্ষে ছিল।
• You were in Dhaka. → আপনি ঢাকায় ছিলেন।

4. With Time

• We were late yesterday. → আমরা গতকাল দেরি করেছিলাম।
• They were here last night. → তারা গতরাতে এখানে ছিল।
• You were early. → আপনি আগে এসেছিলেন।

Negative Sentences

We/They/You were not + [noun/adjective/place]

• We were not tired. → আমরা ক্লান্ত ছিলাম না।
• They were not in class. → তারা ক্লাসে ছিল না।
• You were not late. → আপনি দেরি করেননি।

️ Short Form

weren’t = were not (negative contraction)

• We weren’t ready. → আমরা প্রস্তুত ছিলাম না।
• They weren’t sad. → তারা দুঃখিত ছিল না।
• You weren’t at home. → আপনি বাসায় ছিলেন না।

Practice Sentences

• We were ______. → আমরা ______ ছিলাম।
• They were in ______. → তারা ______ তে ছিল।
• You were a ______. → তুমি একজন ______ ছিলে।
• We were not ______. → আমরা ______ ছিলাম না।
• You weren’t from ______. → আপনি ______ থেকে আসেননি।