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How to pronounce “were”
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Pronunciation guide for were
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of were with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Working With the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
bears and human beings were eating these
- Definition summary
- second-person singular simple past indicative of be
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce were
Working With the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
bears and human beings were eating these
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “were”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- second-person singular simple past indicative of be
- plural simple past indicative of be
- simple subjunctive of be
- (MLE, Northern England, Ireland) first/third-person singular simple past indicative of be.
- [Noun]
- Alternative form of wer (“man; wergeld”).
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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