Use "was" and "were" in speach Hi there Please promt me, if I always use "were was" construction when speak about what occured in past, is it sound OK? For example, When I was a child I often came t

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Use "was" and "were" in speach Hi there Please promt me, if I always use "were was" construction when speak about what occured in past, is it sound OK? For example, When I was a child I often came to my granma for reсess. She had a vegetable garden, and it was a big world for me. There were different vegitables and trees: tomatos, onions, cucumbers, a garlic, potatos, chery trees, peer trees, nuts and so on. I wasn't paid attention at things that was happening with adults. And I have seen what I seen and undersood what could be understood. It was a great time. For my foreign ear it would be too many "was where" but I've heard that for English that verbs is unvisible, ain't so?

31 de ago de 2015 18:54

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There are multiple ways to express the past-tense in English. Honestly it's better to study them a little with a textbook (or website) then perfect them in conversations. Most of what you wrote is fine in terms of past-tense usage except: "I didn't pay attention to what the adults were doing." "I saw what I saw and understood what I could."

31 de agosto de 2015

Was is used with pronoun "I, she, It, he" , were is used with "you, they, we". I was to USA. We were to France. but when it's used "wish" with "I,she, it and he" are used were. I wish She were to Mother's house.

31 de agosto de 2015

When I was a child , I often went to my granma's house during reсess. She had a vegetable garden, and it was a big world for me. There were different vegetables and trees, tomatos, onions, cucumbers, garlic, potatos, chery trees, peer trees, nuts and so on. I did not pay attention to things that were happening with the adults. As a child , i just knew whatever i should then , and it was a great time( for me0

31 de agosto de 2015

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