How to Use Was to Describe the Profession

We have seen the use of was to describe the state of being in the previous lesson.

We used ‘was’ in that lesson to describe the past state.

In this lesson, we shall learn the use of ‘was’ to tell about the profession in the past.

Formation of a Sentence With Was

These sentences’ formation is similar to those discussed in the lesson: Use of was to tell about the past state.

So, the formation of this sentence is as follows:

• Subject (I/he/she/it/any singular noun) + was + other words + full stop (.)

Now, we shall discuss how to use ‘was’ in this sentence.

Examples To Describe the Past Profession

Let’s see how to use ‘was in sentences with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above

Have a look-

1. He was a hawker.
2. She was an MLA.
3. He was a blacksmith.
4. My brother was a pilot.
5. He was a shopkeeper.
6. Her sister was a designer.
7. His father was a collector.
8. Her brother was a watchman.
9. Sahil was a taxi driver.
10. She was a fiction writer.
11. Sameer was an architect.
12. He was a skilled potter.
13. He was a bank manager.
14. She was a news reporter.
15. Tarak was a comic poet.
16. Lara was a clerk in primary school.
17. She was a foreign minister.
18. Sachin was a cricket player.
19. She was a doctor at a government hospital.
20. My mother was an English-language professor.
21. My sister was a chemical engineer.
22. She was a ticket checker in the railway department.
23. She was an advocate at the Supreme Court.
24. His uncle was a professional photographer.
25. She was a motorwoman on the Mumbai local train.
26. She was a nurse in medical college.
27. He was an officer in the education department.
28. Smita was a teacher in Aurangabad.
29. She was an academic book publisher.
30. He was a bookseller in Pune.

Also, go over the lessons below:

1. Use of ‘was’: state of being
2.                negative sentences
3.               negative sentences
4. Use of was: questions about the profession 
5. Use of was:  profession

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