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When to use was is were?
If you want to remember easily, you can think of was/were as the past tense form of the auxiliary verbs am, is and are. Generally, “was is used for singular objects and “were” is used for plural objects. So, you will use “was” with I, he, she and it while you will use “were” with you, we and they.
What do you call is was were?
With this distinction, Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been can be considered as referential verbs.
What to use were and was?
Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park. You were drinking some water.
What type of verb is was were?
linking verb
The most common linking verb is the verb to be in all of its forms (am, are, is, was, were, etc.). This verb may also be used as a helping verb (see next section). To become and to seem are always linking verbs.
How do you use was?
Was is a past tense indicative form of be, meaning “to exist or live,” and is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he/she/it)….Examples of was in a sentence
- I was sick last night.
- He had an amazing imagination when he was a child.
- We turned down the music because it was too loud.
Is it I was or I were?
“I were” is called the subjunctive mood, and is used when you’re are talking about something that isn’t true or when you wish something was true. If she was feeling sick… <– It is possible or probable that she was feeling sick. “I was” is for things that could have happened in the past or now.
Was in a sentence?
[M] [T] It was cold, so we lit a fire. [M] [T] It was his job to gather eggs. [M] [T] It was yesterday that he died. [M] [T] She asked him if he was happy.
Was and were in past simple?
Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were is used for both the third person plural past tense (they and we) and the second person past tense (you). In the past indicative, were acts similar to was. “They were at the store,” you could say, for example.
Can we use were with I?
We use “was” with I, he, she, it when speaking of the past: it is the singular past form of the verb “to be”. We use “were” with you and they and we: it is the plural past form. But sometimes we can use “were” with I (he, she, it): I wish I were a sailor.