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when the subject is plural.

For instance:

Nine thousand people were trying to buy the same ten things on Black Friday.

I was trying to obtain a new laptop computer.

Fred and Joe were trying to obtain a new PlayStation 3 console.

So... if the subject is plural (more than one), use "were." Otherwise, use "was." There are a few exceptions, but that is the basic rule.

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