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Romanmyname Posted 13 years ago
English in Russia

If I were or if I was

Hi! If you tell me- i will be happy.

1What i would say correctly: "if I was in the museum of Dostoevsky, I would have bought a souvenir"
2. If i were there, and at the same time, if was here - i was nowhere, and i would have name "Nowhere man".

By,see you! ...Sorry, I will read you! Thanks for your lessons.
  

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romanmyname i was nowhere I fogot to write correctly: "I would be nowhere"- but i am not sure, perhaps, this is a mistake.

  • romanmyname i was nowhere I fogot to write correctly: "I would be nowhere"- but i am not sure, perhaps, this is a mistake.
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romanmyname i was nowhere
I fogot to write correctly: "I would be nowhere"- but i am not sure, perhaps, this is a mistake.
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There are two correct ways to say this. One is considered casual and the other formal. I personally prefer to use the formal way of expressing myself.

If I were in the museum of Dostoevsky, I would buy a souvenir.
If your were there, you would be there right now, so what ever you do while there would be expressed in the present.

If I was there and at the same time I was h
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Hi romanmyname;

strictly speaking in the second conditional you should use were. But I have heard many of my friends use was instead of were. So I suppose both can be correct.
Your examples don't really work though. You are mixing the second conditional with what is supposed to be the third conditional.

If I were in the museum....I would buy a souveni
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Cynthia,
I didn't see your post, sorry. I hate it when that happens!
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Oh, my goodness, no! I think it is great to give more than one reply. I sometimes miss something or am even wrong, so you just keep on responding and don't let another's reply stop you.
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Hello Agarista.

Isn't that confusing, you are right. Forgive me, i am not good pupil Emotion: speechless. I will try study english ste
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Hi Cyntia3754

Thanks for attetion! It's helpful.
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Nooooo, I didn't mean that you are "a bad pupil"! Emotion: big smile I was simply suggesting to be more organised when you study. I am not a teach
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Hello Agarista!
Are you not teacher, but you know english? Do you know other language? Will you know anything language?
I didn't know english. I hope , i will little study this is language.

Thanks.

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