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in the PONS Dictionary

were [强wɜː; 弱wə]

1. were:

were
be’的复数和第二人称单数的过去式 bede fùshù 'èr rénchēng dānshù de guòqùshì

2. were:

were
be’虚拟语气过去式 bede xūnǐ yǔqì guòqùshì

I. be <现在式 am, are, is; 过去式 was, were; 过去分词 been; 现在分词 being> [强 biː; 弱 bı] VB intr

1. be:

shì

2. be [表时间、度量等]:

shì
zhí
等于 děngyú

3. be:

表示 biǎoshì
意味着 yìwèizhe

4. be [用于祈使句或不定式]:

yào
成为 chéngwéi

5. be:

zài
存在 cúnzài

6. be:

逗留 dòuliú

7. be [用于完成时]:

lái

II. be <现在式 am, are, is; 过去式 was, were; 过去分词 been; 现在分词 being> [强 biː; 弱 bı] VB aux

1. be [与动词的现在分词连用,构成进行式]:

2. be [与过去分词构成被动态]:

3. be [后接动词不定式,表示安排、命令、义务等]:

4. be [用于虚拟语气]:

If I were you, ...

be <现在式 am, are, is; 过去式 was, were; 过去分词 been; 现在分词 being> [强 biː; 弱 bı]

听任 tīngrèn
yóu
So be it! [or Be it so!]
这样! jiù zhèyàng ba !

would-be ADJ

想要成为 xiǎngyào chéngwéide

mother-to-be N

孕妇 yùnfù
Present
Iam
youare
he/she/itis
weare
youare
theyare
Past
Iwas
youwere
he/she/itwas
wewere
youwere
theywere
Present Perfect
Ihavebeen
youhavebeen
he/she/ithasbeen
wehavebeen
youhavebeen
theyhavebeen
Past Perfect
Ihadbeen
youhadbeen
he/she/ithadbeen
wehadbeen
youhadbeen
theyhadbeen