可以根據音標來讀were,它的美式音標是[wɜr],美式音標是[wɜː(r)]。were是be的過去式,陳述語氣用於複數,虛擬語氣用於單數及複數,有時代替was,用於條件從句、動詞 wish 之後等。
例句:He had never been doing a job more than half a year, so we were disappointed with him.——我們對他失望了,他做什麼工作都不能超過半年。