was是be动词的单数形式,适用于第一和第三人称的单数。而were则是be动词的复数形式,用于第二人称以及第一和第三人称的复数。这两者均为be动词的过去式,其中was对应is的过去式,were对应are的过去式。
was和were的区别及应用
1、was和were均属于过去时态。was是is和am的过去式,were则是are的过去式。
2、was与I/He/She/It搭配使用,were则与We/They/You搭配。
was
1、我当即就想承认,我错了（Right off I want to confess that I was wrong）。
2、他那时已经很富有了（He was already rich）。
3、我被它的美丽深深震撼（I was astounded by its beauty）。
were
1、他们被拍了照,还被采集了指纹（They were photographed and had their fingerprints taken）。
2、我们都被蚊子咬得很惨（We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes）。
3、他们在大学时是挚友（They were good friends during the university）。