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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

WAS VS WERE

WHEN DO YOU USE WAS AND WHEN DO YOU USE WERE WHEN WRITING

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Here are the simplest rules. They work 99% of the time. was and were are past forms of the verb be .

  • Here are the simplest rules.
  • They work 99% of the time.
  • was and were are past forms of the verb be .
  • was is used with a singular subject and were is used with a plural subject.
  • I was, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were.
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Here are the simplest rules. They work 99% of the time.

was and were are past forms of the verb be.
was is used with a singular subject and were is used with a plural subject.
I was, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were.


The boy was playing baseball.
The boys were

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