were
翻译
是 (过去式)
例句
They were happy.
他们很高兴。
We were at home.
我们在家。
If I were you, I would go.
如果我是你，我就会去。
语法模式
((主语)) were ((形容词/名词)) 状态 They were happy.
((主语)) were ((地点)) 位置 We were at home.
If ((主语)) were ... 虚拟语气 If I were you, I would go.
近义词
同义词: existed; 反义词: weren't
词源
源自古英语 'wǣron'，是 'wesan'（是，存在）的复数过去式。
记忆技巧
单数（I, he, she, it）用 'was'，复数（we, you, they）和虚拟语气用 'were'。例如：'We were there'（我们在那儿）。