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P0101 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Basic question - are/were difference
This might be basic grammer question for many but it's allways confuses me where to use these two words - were & are. 'were' - i use it for plural's and mostly past tense. Few times i have seen statements like .. 'Henry were ...'. which I don't understand.
Please explain.
Please explain.
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Hi p0101 and welcome to English Forums. " I am I was You are You were He is He was We are We were They are They were Sometimes we use something called the subjunctive. " If were you, if Henry were going.
- Hi p0101 and welcome to English Forums.
- " I am I was You are You were He is He was We are We were They are They were Sometimes we use something called the subjunctive.
- " If were you, if Henry were going.
- If you see a normal sentence as "Henry were there," it is incorrect.
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Hi p0101 and welcome to English Forums.
"Were" is the past tense of "are."
I am I was
You are You were
He is He was
We are We were
They are They were
Sometimes we use something called the subjunctive. Usually that's with an "if." If were you, if Henry were going.
If you see a normal sentence as "Henry
"Were" is the past tense of "are."
I am I was
You are You were
He is He was
We are We were
They are They were
Sometimes we use something called the subjunctive. Usually that's with an "if." If were you, if Henry were going.
If you see a normal sentence as "Henry
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