第一人称单数和第三人称的单数形式，则用was；第一人称复数和第二人称复数、第三人称的复数，则用were；第二人称单数也用were。
例句：
I was aware that she was trembling.
我察觉到她在发抖。
He was rowing for all he was worth.
他在拼命地划船。
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It was a Monday, so she was at home.
那是个星期一，所以她在家。
I was honest about what I was doing.
我对我所做的一切毫不隐瞒。
He was lying—or was he?
他在说谎，还是没有说谎？
Her parents were Albanian.
她的父母是阿尔巴尼亚人。
The doors were padlocked.
门都用挂锁锁着。
They were bosom buddies.
他们曾是知心的伙伴。
