- C'était (qui dehors ?) - C'étaient (les filles !) : -Who was (outside?) -It was (the girls!)être, imparfait
C'étaient is only used before plural nouns such as filles, frites or pensées. C'était is used before singular nouns.
- "Ce qui le rendait parfois heureux, c’étaient les cloches."
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