were
Traducción
eran, éramos, fueron
Ejemplos
They were happy.
Ellos estaban felices.
We were at home.
Estábamos en casa.
If I were you, I would go.
Si yo fuera tú, iría.
Patrones gramaticales
((sujeto)) were ((adjetivo/nombre)) estado de ser They were happy.
((sujeto)) were ((en un lugar)) ubicación We were at home.
If ((sujeto)) were ... subjuntivo If I were you, I would go.
Palabras similares
Sinónimos: existieron, estaban; Antónimos: no estaban
Etimología
Del inglés antiguo 'wǣron', la forma del pasado plural de 'wesan' (ser, estar).
Consejos de memorización
Usa 'was' para una persona/cosa (I, he, she, it), pero 'were' para más de una (we, you, they) y para el subjuntivo. 'We were there.'