Funny picture to remember the German word waren, meaning were

waren

means were

The memory trick

Picture a group of German time travelers who were in the past, saying "VAH-ren, VAH-ren!" as they return. You nod, connecting "VAH-ren" to "were" because they were in another time!

In a sentence

Die Zeitreisenden waren in der Vergangenheit.

The time travelers were in the past.

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