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Where vs. Were




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WHERE vs. WERE

WERE = past of be (ex. We were eating, now we are done)
 
WHERE = at, in, or to what place (ex. Where is the school?) 
 
Were is the past tense of the verb be, where is used when talking about a location (reminder here is inside of where).
Using only the words WERE and WHERE complete these sentences.
 
1. Do you know  I left my glasses?
 
2. This morning we  playing in the snow.
 
3. Jill put the books  the other books are.
 
4. " you doing your homework or sleeping?" my mom asked when I came down from my room.
 
5 & 6. The bookmark fell out and the teacher asked "Does anyone remember  we  in the book?"
 
7. We  shopping in the mall before we went to see the movie. 
 
8. "I can't believe we  almost caught." said the fish.
 
9. I was looking in the library, but I could not find  the novel my teacher said to read was.
 
10. Tom alwasy forgets  he puts his keys.