to sign 'was', relax the dominant hand so it is flat. bring the hand up, with the palm facing towards you, and wave the hand backwards over the shoulder of the dominant side. it should look like you are tossing something behind you.
Start your sentence with the sign for 'was' by tossing your flat hand backward over your shoulder. This establishes that the event happened in the past, and then you can sign 'I', 'go', and 'store'.
Use the 'was' sign to show the past tense, moving your relaxed hand back over your dominant shoulder, followed by pointing to 'she', then signing 'my' and 'teacher'.
Establish the past tense first by waving your hand backward over your shoulder to indicate the event is over, then sign 'movie' and 'good'.
Start your sentence with the sign for 'was' by tossing your flat hand backward over your shoulder. This establishes that the event happened in the past, and then you can sign 'I', 'go', and 'store'.
Use the 'was' sign to show the past tense, moving your relaxed hand back over your dominant shoulder, followed by pointing to 'she', then signing 'my' and 'teacher'.
Establish the past tense first by waving your hand backward over your shoulder to indicate the event is over, then sign 'movie' and 'good'.
No. In ASL, once you establish the past tense at the beginning of a conversation or sentence using this sign, you don't need to keep signing it. The rest of the context is understood to be in the past until you change the timeframe.
Yes! ASL doesn't use exact translations for English 'to be' verbs like 'was' or 'were'. Instead, you use the sign for 'past' to indicate that the action or state of being happened previously.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand and move it backward over your dominant shoulder. Crossing your body to the non-dominant shoulder feels awkward and breaks standard ASL form.
