The simple past of to be (budan)

QuestionAnswer
yesterday
دیروزdirooz
busy (occupied, for people)
مشغولmashghul
I was very busy yesterday.
من دیروز خیلی مشغول بودم.man dirooz kheyli mashghul budam.
last night
دیشبdishab
Where were you last night?
تو دیشب کجا بودی؟to dishab kojâ budi?
past / last
گذشتهgozashte
sea
دریاdaryâ
We were by the sea last week.
ما هفته‌ی گذشته کنار دریا بودیم.mâ hafte-ye gozashte kenâr-e daryâ budim.
absent
غایبghâyeb
My brother was absent yesterday.
برادرم دیروز غایب بود.barâdaram dirooz ghâyeb bud.
present / ready
حاضرhâzer
Were the children present in class?
آیا بچه‌ها در کلاس حاضر بودند؟âyâ bache-hâ dar kelâs hâzer budand?
cinema
سینماsinemâ
He was at the cinema last night.
او دیشب سینما بود.u dishab sinemâ bud.
library
کتابخانهketâbkhâne
The students were in the library.
دانشجوها در کتابخانه بودند.dâneshju-hâ dar ketâbkhâne budand.
gym / club
باشگاهbâshgâh
I was at the gym yesterday morning.
من دیروز صبح باشگاه بودم.man dirooz sobh bâshgâh boodam.
You were very busy last year.
شما سال گذشته خیلی مشغول بودید.shomâ sâl-e gozashte kheyli mashghul boudid.
Why was his friend absent?
چرا دوستش غایب بود؟cherâ doostash ghâyeb bood?
Were you present at the last meeting?
آیا شما جلسه‌ی گذشته حاضر بودید؟âyâ shomâ jalase-ye gozashte hâzer budid?
The weather was cold by the sea.
هوا کنار دریا سرد بود.havâ kenâr-e daryâ sard bud.
Was the library open last night?
آیا کتابخانه دیشب باز بود؟âyâ ketâbkhâne dishab bâz bud?
The boys were at the gym.
پسرها باشگاه بودند.pesarhâ bâshgâh budand.
My sister was at the cinema last week.
خواهرم هفته‌ی گذشته سینما بود.khâharam hafte-ye gozashte sinemâ bud.