was

Verb

Plain form be

Simple present am, is, are

Simple past was, were

Past participle been

Present participle being

1. (auxiliary) (linking) A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past. <> Shi ne is a lokacin da ya wuce. Ana amfani da wanna kalmar don nuna abun da ya faru/abun da ya wuce.

   I was singing in the shower. <> Na yi waƙa a wanka.

   Who was that girl you were talking to? <> Wace yarinya ka yi wa magana.

Google translation of was

Ya kasance, ya.