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were

Pronunciation: [/wə(ɹ)/]

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were: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use were in a sentence: 3 audio examples across 1 meaning.

Context: “past tense of 'are'”

(verb) used to talk about things that happened in the past or to describe how things were in the past. It shows that something existed or occurred before now.

Example

They were happy to see each other at the party yesterday.

Example

The weather was not good during their vacation last summer.

Example

Were you at the park yesterday?

How to pronounce were

Pronunciation: [/wə(ɹ)/]

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