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Was matches up with a single subject. He was going. She was busy.

Were is used for a plural subject. They were going.

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'Was' is used with singular subjects (e.g., He was happy), while 'were' is used with plural subjects and with the pronouns 'you,' 'we,' 'they' (e.g., You were late). 'Were' is also used in hypothetical or unreal situations, such as in conditional sentences (e.g., If I were you, I would go).

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