Persian Grammar
Simple past of “to be”
English |
Pronunciation |
Persian |
بودَم |
/budam/ | I was |
بودی |
/budi/ | You were (singular) |
بود |
/bud/ | He / She was |
بودیم |
/budim/ | We were |
بودید |
/budid/ | You were |
بودَند |
/budand/ | They were |
Examples:
Persian |
Pronunciation |
English |
مَن دیروز مَریض بودَم |
/man diruz mariz budam/ | I was sick yesterday. |
تو دانِشجو بودی |
/to dâneshju budi/ | You were a student. |
او اُستاد بود |
/u ostâd bud/ | S/he was a teacher. |
ما دَر کِلاس بودیم |
/mâ dark elâs budim/ | We were in the classroom. |
شُما دَر دانِشگاه بودید |
/shomâ dar dâneshgâh budid/ | You were in the university. |
آنها دَر خانِه بودَند |
/ânhâ dar khâne budand/ | They were at home. |
Exercise: complete with Simple past of “to be”.
1. شما دیروز کلاس ……………….
2. آنها در دانشگاه …………………
3. ما خوشحال ……………………
4. تو استاد ……………………….
5. او در خانه ……………………
Answer
تمرین: 1. بودید 2. بودند 3. بودیم 4. بودی 5. بود
