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- What is the difference between were and have been?
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
- I was or I were? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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?
- We was or We were which is correct? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
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, the distinction is, therefore, between singular was and plural were In some regional dialects, however, this pattern is not observed In some parts of the country, speakers use was
- conditional constructions - Meaning using was to and were to in . . .
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 sentence was in non-fiction text
- grammar - as if it is vs. as if it were vs. as if it was - English . . .
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
- Should I use was or were in as though he was frightened?
Technically, you should use 'were' You are correct that the sentence is subjunctive because of the indefiniteness introduced by 'as though' The subjunctive takes the plural form of the past tense of 'to be' as its auxiliary verb, even in the singular Having said that, many expert native English speakers will use 'was', both formally and informally If writing in a formal context, it might
- subjunctives - if we are to VS if we were to - English Language . . .
If we were to meet the Paris climate goals, the use of fossil-based materials must be quickly reduced and replaced with renewable materials I have seen usage of both "if we are to" and "if we were to", and I am not sure which is correct
- Meaning Diffrence Would be and were - English Language Learners . . .
Were -ing (past continuous of BE) is used to situations which were happening at a special time in the past and none hypothetical, it is more direct, not imaginative
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