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Jack_back Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Everybody

What to put after the word Everybody in past continous tense was or were?
  

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Hi, 'was'. eg Everybody was listening. Clive

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Hi,
'was'.

eg Everybody was listening.

Clive
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The conjugation is:
I was
You were
He, she, it was
We were
They were
Everybody is singular, third person. (he / she), so you have to use "was"