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What is the meaning of where were you?
“Where were you?” = “Where were you at a specific point in time (in the past)?” “Where have you been?” = “Where were you over a period of time (in the past)?”
Which tense is used with yesterday?
Simple past
| Tense | Time words |
|---|---|
| Simple past | Yesterday; # years, weeks, months, days, hours ago; in (past year); last (month, week, year) |
| Simple future | Tomorrow; in (future year, month, week); on (future day); next (month, week, year, name of day); # days, months, weeks, years from now; this month, week, afternoon, year; someday |
What does Where were we mean?
“Were” (rhymes with “fur”) is a past form of the verb “to be.” “We’re” (rhymes with “fear”) is a contraction of “we are.” The adverb and conjunction “where” (rhymes with “hair”) refers to a place.
What is the sentence of were example?
WAS WERE Usage with Examples
- I was married for 5 years.
- She was unwell last week.
- It was not my fault!
- We were worried about the test results.
- They were busy working all day yesterday.
- You were supposed to help me.
Where you been or where have you been?
Where have you been? is correct, but you will often hear “Where you been?” used quite informally.
Is Where were you a correct English?
“Where were you?” is also correct. The usage is just like what you have described. It refers to a specific point in time.
Can we use yesterday with had?
– I had just bought this. Our teacher said Past Perfect is also finished action as Past Simple so we can use ‘ yesterday, ago ‘ with P.P tense..
Which tense is used with tonight?
Tense and Time
| TENSE | TIME | |
|---|---|---|
| future time | ||
| future | simple | I’ll see you tomorrow. |
| continuous | I will be working at 9pm tonight. | |
| perfect | I will have finished by 9pm tonight. |
When to use was or were in a sentence?
As I said above, was and were are in the past tense, but they are used differently. Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they).
Was and were in sentences?
When to use were Whereas was is the singular past tense of to be, were is used for both the third person plural past tense (they and we) and the second person past tense (you). In the past indicative, were acts similar to was. “They were at the store,” you could say, for example.