gas up
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Supply a vehicle with gasoline, as in I want to be sure to gas up before we go. James M. Cain used this term in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934): “I went to gas up a car.” [Colloquial; c. 1930 Also see tank up.
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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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