https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24017/what-is-the-difference-between-were-and-have-been
What is the difference between "were" and "have been", and are these sentences gramatically correct? 1) some of the best known writers of detective fiction in the twentieth century
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/89843/i-was-or-i-were
May 13, 2016 · From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were. Is there any rules for I was/were?
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/185313/we-was-or-we-were-which-is-correct
We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I/he/she/it was and you/we/they were. Apart f
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/79885/when-do-i-use-was-and-when-do-i-use-were
Do I use was or were in this sentence? Bonnie, along with her associates, was invited to the gathering.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/317302/why-do-we-use-was-not-were-here-there-was-a-lot-of-wind-and-heavy-rain
Jun 15, 2022 · The rule of proximity applies here. The nearest NP to the verb is the singular "a lot of wind", so singular agreement is normal. But if it was a plural NP, the verb
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/244909/i-wish-i-was-vs-i-wish-i-were
Apr 19, 2020 · Yes, but despite what you may have read, "I wish I were rich" is not a subjunctive clause. The subjunctive is a clause type that uses the plain form of the verb, as
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/319276/there-was-were-a-number-of
Jul 20, 2022 · My first example: (1) There were a great number of apples this year, bigger than usual. I understand we cannot use " there was " here because " a great number of "
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/38580/meaning-using-was-to-and-were-to-in-sentence
Nov 5, 2014 · That is, both "were to" (using the irrealis "were") and "was to" (using a past-tense verb) would usually be interchangeable in a sentence structured similar to yours
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Jul 30, 2022 · They were split in two. They could only be halves if split from top to bottom, which would be unlikely if ten people are split by the same wire.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/20891/meaning-diffrence-would-be-and-were
Were -ing (past continuous of BE) is used to situations which were happening at a special time in the past and none hypothetical, it is more direct, not imaginative.