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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Was and were in one sentence

we were explored bla bla bla and was constructed bla bla bla..is it true? (in one sentense)
  

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Well, your example is bad English in any case, but if you are asking whether it is possible to put both verb forms in the same sentence, the answer is yes—if they have different subjects: We were still exploring Africa when the first colony was established.

  • Well, your example is bad English in any case, but if you are asking whether it is possible to put both verb forms in the same sentence, the answer is yes—if they have different subjects: We were still exploring Africa when the first colony was established.
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Well, your example is bad English in any case, but if you are asking whether it is possible to put both verb forms in the same sentence, the answer is yes—if they have different subjects:

We were still exploring Africa when the first colony was established.

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