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Minhuoc Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

be?

Please help me "be"

"If I were to have the good fortune to pass the examination, I would go to Zurich."

I don't understand "Were to have".

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Were is the subjunctive form of be ( if I were / you were / he were / we were / they were ) used for hypothetical statements. Be to is an idiomatic verb expressing planned future. Together ( were to have/go/be/ etc) they express a hypothetical planned future.

— Mister Micawber

  • Were is the subjunctive form of be ( if I were / you were / he were / we were / they were ) used for hypothetical statements.
  • Be to is an idiomatic verb expressing planned future.
  • Together ( were to have/go/be/ etc) they express a hypothetical planned future.
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Were is the subjunctive form of be (if I were / you were / he were / we were / they were) used for hypothetical statements. Be to is an idiomatic verb expressing planned future. Together (were to have/go/be/etc) they express a hypothetical planned future.
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