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noun
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
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βWasβ is used for the indicative past tense of βto be,β and βwereβ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of locust bean
First recorded in 1840β50
Words nearby locust bean
locus in quo, locus of control, locus sigilli, locus standi, locust, locust bean, locust bird, locust years, locution, locutionary, locutionary act
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