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we
Pronoun
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
"Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished."
We went to Paris together.
We ought to help.
Let's go. We need to talk to Mark.
We won our football game.
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People in general.
We need to think about other people more.
we
Determiner
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
We Canadians don't act that way.
were
Verb
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A form of the verb be used about the person you are talking to.
Only you were doing it right.
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A form of the verb be used about more than one person.
We were going home.
You all were staying late.
They were all playing in the band.
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A form of the verb be used with the word if.
If I were rich, I would retire.
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A form of the verb be used about things you wish for.
I wish it were the weekend.
soldier
Noun
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A soldier is someone who is part of an army.
The soldier was shot in the war.