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Originally Posted by Valerie Does anyone have a good tip about using the words was and were?  |
Past tense, Present tense
I was ugly. Now I am pretty. ( Subject has to be first person sigular)
He was fat. Now he is even fatter! ( Subject has to be third person sigular)
We were just rookies 3 months ago. Now we are seasoned. ( Subject has to be second person sigular, such as you; or second/third person plural, such as you, they, we)
The usage of 'were' and 'was' in sunjuctive mood is another lesson. :wink: