1、are的过去式是were, 是、在的意思，是be动词。例如： We are cousins. 我们是表亲 。Jim and I are getting married. 我和吉姆要结婚了。
2、使用are的过去式时，看下面这个例句， We were all badly bitten by mosquitoes. 我们都被蚊子咬惨了。The walls were pasted with wallpaper. 这些墙是用壁纸裱的。
3、were在句子中常有虚拟语气，例如，If I were you, I would have failed. 如果我是你的话，很可能会失败的。
