were
were [ME were (suppletive sing. past subj. & 2d sing. past indic. of beenX to be), weren (suppletive past pl. of been), fr. OE wre (sing. past subj. & 2d sing. past indic. of wesan to be), w on (past pl. indic. of wesan), w ren (past pl. subj. of wesan) - more at WAS past 2d sing, past pl, or past subjunctive of BE