Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈwɒzənt/ or [ˈwɒzn̩(ʔ)]
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˈwʌzənt/ or [ˈwʌzn̩(t)]
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Plain form
be

Present
am, is, are

Past
was, were

Past participle
been

Present participle
being

Negatives:

None, isn't, aren't

wasn't, weren't

None

None

Contractions:

'm, 's, 're

None

None

None

  1. (auxiliary) (linking) The negative form of was; was not.
    He wasn't home. He was at the store.
    It wasn't boring; it was fun.