were
US /wɝː/
UK /wɝː/
1.
waren, warst
second person singular past, and first, second, and third person plural past of be
:
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We were at the park yesterday.
Wir waren gestern im Park.
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You were very kind to help me.
Du warst sehr nett, mir zu helfen.
2.
wäre, wären
used in conditional clauses to express a hypothetical or unreal situation
:
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If I were you, I would take that job.
Wenn ich du wäre, würde ich diesen Job annehmen.
•
She acts as if she were the queen.
Sie tut so, als wäre sie die Königin.