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How did were wrote become a common error?

Reviewed and edited by

Anwar Kareem 28/09/2024, 20:58

English.me team member

What kind of error is it?

Were wrote or were written. What's correct?

Verb conjugation error

Why do people make this mistake?

People may confuse the past tense marker and the past participle form due to irregular verb structures.

What is correct?

The correct phrase should be "were written" where "were" is combined with the past participle "written".

Examples of correct usage

The letters were written yesterday.
The reports were written by the team.
Those novels were written a long time ago.

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