The Difference Between Where, Were, and We're

I've noticed that a lot of people often confuse and interuse these different terms. The confusion is understandable, because they are spelled so similarly, but there are fundamental differences between them.

Where describes a location; it defines a place. If you are talking about a location, use where.

Were is the past tense plural form of "are." Generally, if you are talking about something in the past, use were.

We're is a contraction/short form of "we are." If you are talking about more than one person, use we're.

Use this to remember the differences:

Where-place

Were-past

We're-people

A few examples:

She told me that she didn't know where Barcelona was located.

Her sisters were disappointed that she didn't know.

They got up and said "We're going."

We're not sure about this, but when were you supposed to be here?