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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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How to use -ence in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for -ence
-ence
-ency
suffix forming nouns
indicating an action, state, condition, or qualitybenevolence; residence; patience
Word Origin for -ence
via Old French from Latin -entia, from -ēns, present participial ending
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