were

/wɝ/

verbwere

WE + RE = were (it often goes with “we” and “they” in the past).

Yes, it's were. Remember: were has the same -ere ending as where, but were starts with w + e (not wa).

Definition

  1. verbPast tense of be used with you, we, they, and with singular subjects in the subjunctive mood (e.g., If I were...).

Examples

  • “They were excited to see the fireworks.”
  • “We were late because the bus broke down.”
  • “If I were you, I would apologize.”

Synonyms

existedoccurredhappenedlived

Translations

ES eran / fueronPT eram / foramFR étaient / furent

Common misspellings

werweerwrewhrewherwerrwe'rewhere

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