



Don’t use are or were.īut a more common mistake is saying “a news.” With uncountable nouns, we never use a or an. So we use the singular forms of verbs, like is and was: the news is on channel 5, the news was surprising. The word “news” in English is considered singular and uncountable. Today I’ll answer this question as well as help you avoid a common mistake that English learners often make with “news.” And I also have a very special announcement, so make sure to watch to the end of the lesson to find out what that is! Here’s an interesting question: is the word news singular or plural? Should we say the news is good or the news are good?
