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Nicole P Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

'was' and 'were'

When should one use 'were' and not 'was' and can they be use synonymously?
  

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The present subjunctive has 'were' in all persons. Many native speakers use 'was' for the first and third persons singular. In the past simple indicative, 'was' is the form for the first and third persons singular, 'were' the form for all other persons.

— Fivejedjon

  • The present subjunctive has 'were' in all persons.
  • Many native speakers use 'was' for the first and third persons singular.
  • In the past simple indicative, 'was' is the form for the first and third persons singular, 'were' the form for all other persons.
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The present subjunctive has 'were' in all persons. Many native speakers use 'was' for the first and third persons singular.

In the past simple indicative, 'was' is the form for the first and third persons singular, 'were' the form for all other persons.
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Thank you for you help but I am still a bit confused. In the following sentence is 'wasn't' correct or should it have been 'weren't' ?
"The original was better, at least there wasn't any computer generated gardens in it!"
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it should have been weren't.
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Thank you very much.
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