Was и Were: правила употребления
Глагол was используется с единственным числом (я, он, она, оно), а were — с множественным (мы, вы, они).
Примеры с was
• I was at the store yesterday.
• She was at the park.
• He was at the movies.
Примеры с were
• They were at the store yesterday.
• We were at the park.
• You were at the movies.
Was для событий, актуальных и сегодня
Глагол was также употребляется, когда речь идёт о прошлом, но факт сохраняет свою истинность.
• I was born in 1990.
• She was a teacher.
• He was a doctor.
Were для событий, уже не актуальных
Глагол were употребляется, когда описывается прошедшее, которое больше не соответствует действительности.
• They were friends.
• We were enemies.
• You were strangers.
