were的原形是are(是be動詞)屬于不規(guī)則變化。were，英語單詞，主要用作為動詞、名詞，作動詞時意為“是，在（are的過去式）”，作名詞時意為“(英、肯)沃爾”。

1、was和were都是過去時。was是is和am的一般過去式，were是are的一般過去式。

2、was與I/He/She/It連用，were與We/They/You連用.

拓展資料

was

1、Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.

我立刻就想承認(rèn)我錯了。

2、He was already rich

他已經(jīng)很富有了。

3、After about three months, I was no longer addicted to nicotine.

大約3個月后，我就不再對尼古丁上癮了。

4、I was astounded by its beauty

它的漂亮震撼了我。

were 英[w?(r)] 美[w?:]

[詞典] be的過去時復(fù)數(shù)和第二人稱單數(shù)形式; 有時代替 was,用于條件從句、動詞 wish 之后等;

[例句]He told a diplomat that he might withdraw if he were allowed to keep part of a disputed oil field

他告訴一名外交官，如果同意 他保留一個有爭議油田的一部分，他可能就會撤兵。

來源：高三網(wǎng)