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Hans51 Posted 14 years ago
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I would appreciate if you could S+V
Hello, how are you? I think one of the most difficult parts in English is "subjunctive mood" and all of a sudden, I wondered if "I would appreciate it if you could help me" is considered as "subjunctive past" or it is just a very polite expression? I think that it depends on what theory they rely on and we do not have to think of it as subjunctive past. What do you think? Please help me get out of this confusion again.
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1. The only recognisably past subjunctive form in English is 'were' in the first and third persons singular of BE 2. Even that form is commonly replaced by 'was' for many speakers of British English.
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- The only recognisably past subjunctive form in English is 'were' in the first and third persons singular of BE 2.
- Even that form is commonly replaced by 'was' for many speakers of British English.
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- Except for a few fixed phrases, such as 'Long live the Queen' and 'Rule Britannia', the present subjunctive is dead for most speakers of BrE.
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1. The only recognisably past subjunctive form in English is 'were' in the first and third persons singular of BE
2. Even that form is commonly replaced by 'was' for many speakers of British English.
3. Except for a few fixed phrases, such as 'Long live the Queen' and 'Rule Britannia', the present subjunctive is dead for most speakers of BrE.
So, most speakers of BrE have not hear
2. Even that form is commonly replaced by 'was' for many speakers of British English.
3. Except for a few fixed phrases, such as 'Long live the Queen' and 'Rule Britannia', the present subjunctive is dead for most speakers of BrE.
So, most speakers of BrE have not hear
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