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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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The use of the words "was" and "were"

Why is the word "were" used with the noun "you"? Were is plural and You is singular, right?
  

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Why do you use the word were with the noun you, instead of the word was?

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Why do you use the word were with the noun you, instead of the word was?
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You is the second-person pronoun.
English requires verbs to agree with their subject.
The verb "be" is irregular. You have to memorize the forms of "be" and the matching subjects.

Present tense of "be":
I am
You are
He, she, it is
We are
They are

Past tense of "be":
I was
You were
He,
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AnonymousWhy do you use the word 'were' with the pronoun 'you', instead of the word 'was'?
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