"where was you" vs "where were you"

Question

"You were" is correct, but "you was" is incorrect. To ask about someone's past location, ask "Where were you?" instead of "Where was you?"

Last Updated: March 20, 2019

"Was" doesn't agree with the second-person pronoun "you." To ask the question correctly, change the verb to "were."

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Some alternatives from our editors:

To inquire about someone's previous location, ask "Where were you?"

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Some examples from our editors:

I didn't see you at Thursday's meeting. Where were you?
I couldn't find you at the concert. Where were you?
Where were you? You told me you would be home, but when I stopped at your house, no one was there.

Some alternatives from our editors:

Answer 1

where was you

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

Answer 2

This is correct