“We was” or “We were”? Which is correct?

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“We were” is grammatically correct in English. “We was” is nonstandard English which means that it is used in some parts of the English world.

I was 

You were

He was 

She was

We were

They were

We were

“We were” is the first person plural of the verb “to be”  in the past simple tense. 

We were at the party last night.

Were we with John?

We was 

“We was” is incorrect and should not be used in English. We will hear people saying “We was” in different parts of the English-speaking world(Mostly in England in my experience). 

Do not use “we was” if you are a non-native English speaker as people will try to correct your English. 

How do you use “We were” in a sentence?

We can use “we were”  in a sentence when we need a past simple form of the verb “to be”.

”We were” is usually at the beginning of a sentence or clause. 

If you want to ask a question with “We were” then all you need to do is to invert the subject and the verb(Were We….?).

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