In the sentence We were hoping for an increase in revenue, the verb were is ____.

Business · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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In the sentence "We were hoping for an increase in revenue," the verb "were" is a past tense form of the verb "to be." Specifically, it is the past tense of the first person plural (we) and is used to indicate that the action of hoping occurred in the past.