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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

was/were

Which is proper and why?

Was you not there?
Were you not there?
  

Top answer

Was is the past tense form of be for I, he, she and it. You, we and they use were .

— Philip

  • Was is the past tense form of be for I, he, she and it.
  • You, we and they use were .
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Was is the past tense form of be for I, he, she and it. You, we and they use were.
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AnonymousWhich is proper and why?
This is the rule: 'you' goes with 'are' (present) or 'were' (past). It never goes with 'is' or 'was'.

It doesn't matter whether you're talking to one person or to more than one. The rule is always the same.

CJ
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