でした

was, to be, polite past

Structure

Noun + でした

な-Adjective + でした

Description

The word でした is the polite past tense form of です, used to express that something was true, occurred, or existed in the past. It is used in formal or neutral speech.

。

This is a park.

でし。

This was a park.

Negative past form of です

The negative past form is ではありませんでした or じゃありませんでした in polite speech.

。

He was not a student.

Examples

でし。

I was a student.

でし。

He was a teacher.

でし。

This was a school.

でし。

It was quiet yesterday.

でし。

That was a very interesting movie.

でし。

She was kind.

でし。

This was my bag.

でし。

The trip was a fun time.

でし。

That book was very useful.

、でし。

He was a famous singer before.

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