something were wrong vs Something went wrong

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Something went wrong' is commonly used to indicate that an error or problem occurred in the past, while 'something were wrong' is not a typical construction in English.

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something were wrong

'Something were wrong' is not a correct construction in English.

This phrase is not commonly used. Instead, you can use 'something was wrong' to indicate a past error or issue.

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If something were wrong, Cody would contact us.
It's as though something were wrong with his heart or lungs.
Barton wouldn't do this unless something were very wrong.
Now if something bigger were wrong with my wife,
Would you have an abortion if something were seriously wrong?
If something were to go wrong and those missiles were to be launched, the president needs to be able to swear under oath that we were working on our own.
It takes something to admit you were wrong.
If something were in fact wrong with the baby, maybe there's something in her medical records, something genetic that could be causing a problem.
If something were to go wrong... ...I've a feeling my superiors would very much prefer it if it was me that got killed and not the head of the Miletti family.
If you didn't hear voices at least once, you were doing something wrong.
You must have known you were doing something wrong when you deliberately concealed Rhoda's actions from me.
Some of the problems of Slovakia originate from that period but it is unfair to keep referring to that episode as if there were still something wrong with the country.
But did you have a feeling that you were doing something wrong?
There's something wrong with her.
There's something wrong with Charlie.
Newsflash, something wrong with the world.
There's something wrong with my brain.
So there was something wrong before the collapse.
There's something wrong, Peter.
You see something wrong going down...

Alternatives:

something was wrong

Something went wrong

'Something went wrong' is a correct and commonly used phrase in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that an error or problem occurred in the past. It is a common way to describe a situation where something did not go as planned.

Examples:

I don't know what happened, but something went wrong with the project.
Something went wrong with the computer and now it won't turn on.
If something went wrong during the experiment, we need to figure out what happened.
She was supposed to arrive on time, but something went wrong and she got delayed.
The presentation was going smoothly until something went wrong with the slides.

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Something went wrong with that vamp...
Something went wrong and her Evil Bone was never activated.
Something went wrong, and they waited 30 years before they sent another expedition.
Something went wrong with Underdog and they couldn't inflate his head.
He said it was just in case something went wrong.
And in case something went wrong, he needed to protect himself.
Something went wrong with the exchange.
Something went wrong on this one.
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Something went wrong, Indrek ended up dead and Vivian and Talika covered it up.
Something went wrong with the system and sent the elevator flying to the top of the building.
Something went wrong all right, but who's to say exactly what it was?
It was Johanna's idea... but something went wrong.
But something went wrong, and someone was unexpectedly killed.
The only reason he surfaced is 'cause something went wrong.
Apparently, something went wrong, and the plane broke up midair.
Then, on a tragic second attempt, ...something went wrong.
But then something went wrong at this last party.
They were going to the moon and something went wrong.
No, something went wrong between them.

Alternatives:

something was wrong
something has gone wrong
something is wrong
something went awry

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something were wrong vs Something went wrong