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14. Use of ‘Was’ and ‘Were’




          Look at the following pictures and read the sentences :













              Rohan was         playing cricket.                   The mother was             cooking food.













           The horses were             running fast.                  Children were          watching T.V.














              They were         good friends.                           She was        a good teacher.


          Was and        were are used in the past tense. They show what a state of

          something or someone in the past was.

          We use was          with one person, animal or thing. It is used with  , he                          , she
                                                                                                         I

                  t
                 i
          and  .
          We use were           with more than one person, animal or thing. It is used


          with you we          and they      .
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