intransitive verb. undefined

A verb-form used to supply the past tense of the verb be: as, I was, thou wast or wert, he was; we, you, or they were. In the subjunctive, I were, thou wert, he were; we, you, they were, etc.

The forms wast and wert in the second person singular of the indicative (cf. Icel. vert), and wert in the second person singular of the subjunctive, are modern, being conformed to the model of art. The older form of the second person singular in both moods is were. The ungrammatical combination you was became common in the eighteenth century, but is now condemned.

The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense.

verb. First-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

verb. Third-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

verb. Second-person singular simple past tense indicative of be.

"However, Razzaq swung hugely at Sidebottom and was caught at short third man, Gul pulled the next ball to deep square leg and Shoiab, having hit Bresnan for only the sixth four of the innings to go with the three sixes,  was comprehensively yorked to give the bowler his third wicket."

am  are  art  be  been  

Chas  Claus  Dawes  Maas  Oz  

alone  am  are  being  can  

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