spotted deer

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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.

Origin of spotted deer

First recorded in 1670–80

Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They were looping back around and coming down Tiebout Avenue when they spotted two figures.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She actually had never been to a Deer Tick show before, but she liked it a lot.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Other officials told reporters that searchers also spotted a life vest and baggage in the water.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Within were the park and the deer, and the mansion rearing its brilliant columns amidst the redundant groves of a Spanish autumn.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Quite a shower of shell fell all about us, the Turks having spotted there was some sort of "bloke" on the Rattlesnake.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Now indeed they would have a grand feast, for they could add the flesh of the deer and boa to what they had already obtained.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Spotted Flycatchers appear, however, to vary in numbers to a certain extent in different years.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith