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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Were or was

please explain the difference in usage between were and was
  

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Hi, "was" and "were" are the forms of the simple past. "I was too late this morning" "We were to late this morning" "were" is the plural form of "was", If you have more than one person, use were. If you want to know more, wait either for other responses or search for other threads about this topic because I'm sure that your question is a common question.

— Alex-93

  • Hi, "was" and "were" are the forms of the simple past.
  • "I was too late this morning" "We were to late this morning" "were" is the plural form of "was", If you have more than one person, use were.
  • If you want to know more, wait either for other responses or search for other threads about this topic because I'm sure that your question is a common question.
  • Alex
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Hi,

"was" and "were" are the forms of the simple past.

"I was too late this morning"

"We were to late this morning"

"were" is the plural form of "was", If you have more than one person, use were.

If you want to know more, wait either for other responses or search for other threads about this topic because I'm sure that your question is a common questio
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Alex-93"were" is the plural form of "was", If you have more than one person, use were.
Actually, we also use "were" with the second singular person, "you".

I was
You were
He/she/it/ (John/Mary, the cat) was
We were
You were
They were
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OH, yeah

I forgot that, thanks for adding Tanit Emotion: smile
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"were" is also the subjunctive form for all persons:

"I wish I were rich."

"If only she were here."

etc.
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