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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

were or are?

Hello everyone. What's your idea about the last question?
Which one is correct?
were or are?

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Top answer

The correct is "Were" because is past tense and People is a plural form of person.

  • The correct is "Were" because is past tense and People is a plural form of person.
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The correct is "Were" because is past tense and People is a plural form of person.
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Were is perhaps the better answer here, but I would say that you could use either were or are in the sentence. They were happy at the time he rescued the shopkeeper, or they are happy now because they like the shopkeeper and are pleased that he is still alive.

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