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
