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So in real life, the solutions offerred to this problem are: 1  Stick with the traditional use of he/him/his as the generic pronouns. 2  Use they as a singular pronoun. 3  Use pronouns of both genders together, like he or she or him/her. 4  Alternate use of genders, either within a short space or a long space.
Forms of Was and Were. As I said above, was and were are in the past tense, but they are used differently. Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). 1  I was driving to the park.  You were drinking some water.