May 13, 2016 · From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were. Is there any rules for I was/were?

What is the difference between "were" and "have been", and are these sentences gramatically correct? 1) some of the best known writers of detective fiction in the twentieth century were women.

Which of the following is correct ? Who were these buildings designed by? Or Who was these buildings designed by? Does were/was refer to "these buildings" or "who"?

Nov 5, 2014 · That is, both "were to" (using the irrealis "were") and "was to" (using a past-tense verb) would usually be interchangeable in a sentence structured similar to yours, but that would be if the …

If you were can also imply that you had planned to do it. "If I were going to go home in an hour, would you come?" does not describe an unlikely or impossible scenario.

We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I/he/she/it was and you/we/they were. Apart from the special case of you, …

Jun 19, 2022 · I learned from many sources that as if it were is accepted by all native English speakers. And as if it was is widely used, especially informally. But is the simple present indicative accepted as ...

1 I am I am ten pounds heavier now. you are something now I were If I Were A Rich Man if you were hypothetically something I was I was 10 pounds lighter in my twenties. you were something in the …

Apr 19, 2020 · Yes, but despite what you may have read, "I wish I were rich" is not a subjunctive clause. The subjunctive is a clause type that uses the plain form of the verb, as in "It is vital that I be kept …

Apr 26, 2017 · "If + were" expresses the subjunctive mood, which refers to wishes and desires and is known as a "non-factual" mood. If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that …