One dumb question, when do i use "are" and "Were"?

Answer 1

"Are" and "Were" are both forms of the verb "to Be." "Are" is the present tense for you, s/he, we, and they (but not me). "Were" is the PAST tense, with the same subject agreement.

Examples:

You [are] writing a question in Yahoo! Answers right now.

They [were] writing answers on the Yahoo! Answers webpage yesterday.

Answer 2

are is present tense, were is past tense. Unless you are talking we're as in we are. Oh my gosh that's a whole hole nother story. This English stuff is two to too hard!!!!

Answer 3

We are going to the pub to get drunk and write ourselves off.

We were going to the pub to write ourselves off but had to visit Grandma instead.

Answer 4

"are" is present form like if you are going with some one and some one asked you can say " we are going" or "we are at blah blah place"

"were" is past form like if you have been visited or work is completed then you can say " we were going" or "we were at blah blah place"

"are" and "were" both will will for plural not for singular

Answer 5

well, you ARE dumb right now. After you have died, you were dumb when you were alive.


get it?

Answer 6

Are you stranded in the snow? (present tense)

Were you there when it was snowing? (past tense)

Answer 7

are is when you are going to do something.......we are going to the park

were is something you were going to do.or have done......we were going to the park / we were at the park

Answer 8

are is present, were is past

Answer 9

when saying something or asking something?

Answer 10

now and then