Byť – past tense
Affirmative:
- ja bol – I was (m.)
- ja bola – I was (f.)
- ty bol/-a – you were (sing. informal)
- on bol – he was
- ona bola – she was
- my boli – we were
- vy boli – you were (sing. formal, and plural)
- oni boli – they were
- ony boli – they were (group of females)
Negative:
- ja nebol – I was not (m.)
- ja nebola – I was not (f.)
- ty nebol/-a – you were not (sing. informal)
- on nebol – he was not
- ona nebola – she was not
- my neboli – we were not
- vy neboli – you were not (sing. formal, and plural)
- oni neboli – they were not
- ony neboli – they were not (group of females)
Examples:
- Jeho stolička nebola dostatočne vysoká. – His chair was not high enough.
- Ten náš kolega bola v pondelok poobede taký pracovitý. – That (female) colleague of ours was so hard-working on Monday afternoon.