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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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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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Interactive: Readers Share Their Views on, and Stories About, Abortion|Michael Keller|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One of these women was A-tos´sa, the favorite queen; and when she became ill, Democedes was fortunate enough to save her life.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
Oscillations, again, are surgings to and fro: the crystal tends to let the "tos" go through and to stop the "fros."
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
He paid little heed as they passed through a huddle of huts, tents and lean-tos on the southern ascent.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman

His lofty, condescending manner irritated her and, as he seemed to enjoy joking at her expense, the pair had some amusing set-tos.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug|Joseph C. Lincoln
Dolopa'tos, the Sicilian king, who placed his son Lucien under the charge of "seven wise masters."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.