¿Cuando se usa was o were? Algunos ejemplos.
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Is this sentence correct? Should I use "was or were" and why please? Thank you
Tom Hanks arrived just in time before the curtain was/were to go up.
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updated Nov 13, 2011
posted by fox10
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Were can just be simple past tense (indicative) of to be:
I was
you were
he, she it was
we were
you all were
they were
Or it can be the subjunctive mood:
Were it not for.......
If I were.....
vs. indicative mood:
it was....
I was.....
updated Nov 13, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Gracias, quería una confirmación. - fox10, Nov 13, 2011
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Fox,
Usa "was" porque la palabra "curtain" es singular.
updated Nov 13, 2011
posted by SonrisaDelSol
