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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

'Were' and 'was'

What is the difference between 'were' and 'was' and can the be used synonymously?
  

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I was he was she was it was you were we were they were (Edited) ... but also there is the special case "if I/he/she/it were". Not sure if you may be thinking about that?

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  • I was he was she was it was you were we were they were (Edited) ...
  • but also there is the special case "if I/he/she/it were".
  • Not sure if you may be thinking about that?
  • In those cases "were" is more formal, but you will often hear "was" too.
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I was
he was
she was
it was

you were
we were
they were

(Edited) ... but also there is the special case "if I/he/she/it were". Not sure if you may be thinking about that? In those cases "were" is more formal, but you will often hear "was" too.
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You asked that question here.

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Sorry guys. I saw that Nicole P had posted this question anonymously before registering, and I meant to delete the duplicate, but I was distracted by a phone call and forgot.
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