were
Plural past be
Were serves as the past tense of be for all plurals and for the second person singular.
In addition, it is the past subjunctive form for all persons and numbers, which explains its use in such constructions as If I were you and I wish he were a bit more attentive to detail.
Were is never contracted in speech or writing.
Shape-shifter into wolf
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- wolfmanHuman-canine shapeshifter
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- transformationThorough change in form
moonlight · howl · beast · curse · supernatural · folklore · monster · fullmoon
Had being previously
- livedExisted or dwelt
- beingExisting as something
- presenceState of being somewhere
- realityWhat actually exists
actuality · subsisted · remained · persisted · endured · thrived · survived · dwelt
Conditional mood marker
- couldModal of possibility
- mightGreat physical strength
- shouldExpresses obligation or expectation
- ifConditional clause marker
hypothetical · counterfactual · suppose · imaginary · unreal · wishful · conditional · theoretical
lycanthrope
Shape-shifter into wolf
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- wolfmanHuman-canine shapeshifter
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
transformation · moonlight · howl · beast · curse · supernatural · folklore · monster · fullmoon · fangs
existed
Had being previously
reality · actuality · subsisted · remained · persisted · endured · thrived · survived · dwelt · inhabited
was
Had being once
happened · remained · stayed · continued · persisted · endured · prevailed · lasted · bygone · formerly
would
Conditional mood marker
if · hypothetical · counterfactual · suppose · imaginary · unreal · wishful · conditional · theoretical · speculative
- there werePast presence indicated
- you were rightAdmission of another's accuracy
- if I were youHypothetical role-swap preamble
- where were you
- mistakes were madeBlame-free confession of error
- as you wereCommand to resume