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I worked vs I was worked

The correct phrase is 'I worked.' It's the simple past tense of the verb 'work' and is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past. 'I was worked' isn't a common or correct construction in English.
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I worked

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the simple past tense of the verb 'work' and is used to talk about actions that were completed in the past.

Examples:

  • I worked hard yesterday.
  • She worked at the company for five years.
  • Aug 7, 2024 ... All rights reserved to the copyright owners. I Worked For MrBeast, He's A Sociopath. 12M views · 3 months ago ...more. DogPack404. 696K.
  • The two main things I worked on, outside of school, were writing and programming. I didn't write essays. I wrote what beginning writers were supposed to write ...
  • Jul 24, 2024 ... You know what. I'm starting to think Mr. beast might not even be his real name. 50:39 · Go to channel · I Worked For MrBeast, He's A ...
  • Apr 22, 2017 ... (I don't work anymore); I worked at Google. (Not sure about the difference with the previous one). I'm learning the different tenses and it isn' ...
  • Jul 23, 2024 ... ... Options. Report. I worked for MrBeast from March to June 2024, I think the company is very morally corrupt AMA. Upvote 16K Downvote 3K ...
  • Aug 22, 2024 ... A CEO that I worked for seduced my wife in direct retaliation for my pushback on him at work. He won. I got divorced and left the company.
  • Sep 14, 2024 ... Avoid aisle 7? I'd never been given instructions like this, even when I worked as a bouncer at a nightclub in a bad part of town. Maybe it ...
  • Oct 19, 2024 ... Michelle Sumpter (@michellersumpter). 1.8K Replies. 12K Likes. I worked with an ER nurse whose husband left her and their four kids, ...
  • Apr 29, 2010 ... I worked on it for hours and frequently hit "save", which it appeared to do. I wanted to send it to someone so I closed the file and then I ...
  • Jul 10, 2024 ... I have an Excel file that I worked on for hours and it's just gone, no where to be found. I have tried everything that has been suggested.

Alternatives:

  • I was working
  • I have worked
  • I had worked
  • I will work
  • I am working

I was worked

This phrase is not correct in English. 'Worked' is not typically used in the passive voice with 'was' in this context.

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  • Maybe I wasn't the strongest, but I was definitely the most handsom weightlifter ! When I was worked with my psychologist, besides walking barefoot...
  • Mar 9, 2024 ... I was worked at a health food shop doing stuff adults wouldn't do. These really are pretty “original” Maybe not a “health food” anymore. Times are a changing.
  • When I told the director of the laboratory in Zurich where I was worked that I was going to leave my doctoral work because I wanted to become a priest, she ...
  • In my first job out of College I was worked for a behavioral economist at one of the Duke research labs, and I knew I was interested in research, but I also ...
  • Sep 29, 2023 ... My employer pays me by the day and I was worked more than 8 hours. But only get paid for 8hours Can my employer get away.
  • Apr 26, 2016 ... She probably had to choke back tears of laughter when I finally explained that I was worked up about a reindeer ornament no one knew existed but ...
  • Feb 12, 2024 ... I was worked with an imported (well either a dragged or copy/pasted in image). I don't think it's ever taken me more than a minute to figure ...
  • May 28, 2014 ... I was worked as a collections access assistant at Manchester Art Gallery within the Victorian Art and Pre-Raphaelite gallery and worked under the supervision ...

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