When to use was or were?

When to use were 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.

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La gente chiede anche:, can we say you was?

The people who say "you was", in my experience, don't make a distinction between singular and plural. Just as in standard English ("you were (singular)" and "you were (plural)") it is "you was (singular)" and "you was (plural)". Why do people say you were instead of you? It's always “you were”, regardless of whether the subject is singular or plural. The reason for this is that “you” was originally the 2nd person plural pronoun - used to address more than one person, whilst the singular form was “thou”.

Successivamente,, is it correct to say if it were?

If the verb in the if clause is “to be,” use “were,” even if the subject of the clause is a third person singular subject (i.e., he, she, it). See the examples below for an illustration of this exception: If I was a rich man, I would make more charitable donations. La gente chiede anche:, was is the past of is? The past tense of is is was (colloquial, nonstandard).

Tenendo conto di questo,, were or was past tense?

Chances are, you're familiar with one difference between was and were: that was is the first and third-person singular past tense of the verb to be, while were is the second-person singular past and plural past of to be. Was were in a sentence? Was/Were Usage and Sentence Examples I was not hungry but I ate a hamburger. When I came, you were not in İzmir. She was not tired but she slept early.

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