April showers bring May flowers
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Some unpleasant occurrences bring about better things.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby April showers bring May flowers
pretty penny, a, apricot, April, April fool, April Fools' Day, April showers bring May flowers, a priori, apriorism, aproctia, apron, apron piece
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