Were

Different problems arise for different students with the word were, for which you are looking. You may be helped by

• a page on a spelling difficulty: go to were - where
• a page on a grammatical difficulty: go to was - were
• For some understanding of such constructions as "If I were you, ...", "If she were able to, she would ..." and "If it were his responsibility. ..." go to subjunctive.
• There is also a page of grammatical description at 'to be'.