Sir
Tokyo40 I have been getting troublesome when it comes to differentiate/modifying between 'was' and 'did' and sometimes less bwtween 'had and was' throughout I am aware about the meaning of those verbs mentioned above.
Cc;
Tokyo 40,
Aqua,
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mama wawili.
Open school.
A simple verb in English can only cover the present and simple past tense:
I sleep, I slept.
For any other tenses, you use an auxiliary (be, have)
1. I am sleeping.
2. I will be sleeping.
3. I was sleeping.
4. I have slept.
"Did" is often used in English in questions to turn a statement into a question.
Did = an action = past of DO. (Kufanya)
1. Did you go to Zanzibar last week?
2. Did you play with her friends?
3. Did you watch Star Wars?
4. Did he sing that song?
5. Did I sleep during the show?
6. Did you rest well?
7. Did they play the national anthem?
8. Did we win the match?
9. Did he fall in love with her?
10. Did you take this photo?
Was = a state = past of BE. (Kuwa)
The verb BE is used in the following patterns:
1. With a noun:
Bill Clinton was the president of the US.
2. With an adjective:
The children were good.
3. With the -ing form to make the continuous aspect:
We were walking down the street.
Everything was wet. It had been raining for hours.
4. With the -ed form to make the passive voice:
The house was built in 1890.
This car was made in Japan.
Other sentence examples using WAS/WERE:
1. Jakaya Kikwete was the President of Tanzania.
2. I was born in Dar es Salaam.
3. I was very sick as a child.
4. He was very smart in college.
5. She was my girlfriend last year.
6. They were American citizens.
7. We were shocked to hear the news.
8. You were very quiet yesterday.
9. I was sick and tired of her behavior.
10. He was too good for her.
HAVE is one of the most common verbs in the English language.
TO HAVE as a main verb:
As a main verb “to have” implies the meaning of possession.
1. I HAVE a good job . (Present)
1. I HAD a job last year. (Past).
Other uses of HAD (habit):
2. I HAVE a shower every day.
2. I HAD a shower before I went to bed.
Other uses of HAD (experience):
3. We are HAVING a good time. (Now)
3. We HAD a good time. (Past)
Other sentence examples using HAD:
1. I had a strange dream last night.
2. We had a huge fight last month.
3. You had an easy match.
4. I had to work hard to win her heart.
5. They had to leave everything behind.
6. She had a lot of money at one time.
7. He had won the lottery!
8. I had to do my homework again.
9. She had a sexy figure before.
10. He had lost all his confidence.
