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Was/Were past participle: B1.


 Was” and “were” are used in the past tense, while the past participle is used to create a passive voice. 


Explanation:

Was/were

Used to describe something that existed or was true in the past. 


For example:


 “The cover of the book was beautifully designed”. 


Was” is used for singular subjects, while “were” is used for plural subjects. 


Past participle:

Used to create a passive voice, where the action is done to the subject of the sentence. 


For example:

 “The plate was broken on the floor”. The past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding “ed”. 

Examples of past tense:


Past simple: “You cooked”

Past progressive: “He was singing”

Past perfect: “I had arrived”

Past perfect progressive: “They had been driving”


Examples of past participle :


She has broken the vase.

 “I have found the answer.

We have seen the movie.

He has written the book 


The difference between was and were is that they are different conjugations, or forms, of the verb to be.


In the simple past tense, indicative mood (also called the past indicative), was is the singular form for all points of view except for the second person, and were is the plural form for all points of view:


I was tired this morning”

“She was writing a list of potential issues”

“He was explaining how to use the new system at work”

“It was displaying a wrong number on the screen”

“I was ready for bed by 10 o’clock last night”


Examples using “were” :


“You were very good”

“We were at home”

“You were on holiday”

“They were happy with their test results”


“The forks were in the drawer, where they belonged”

“You were in the garden yesterday”


Question examples using “was” or “were” :


“Was he sick yesterday?”

“Was she late for work again this morning?”

“Was the test difficult for you?”

“Was your presentation successful last week?”

“Were your parents strict when you were young?”

“Were the children tired after playing all day yesterday?”


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