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Amandine Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

If it were/was?

0 Hi everyone 02br
00I have a question which is bothering me; 02br
00when using the conditional for the third singular person (he, she, it), do we say 'if it was?' or'if it were?'? 02br
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00if it wasn't/weren't raining, I would go to the market. 02br
00thanks for helping me out. 0-
  

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0You can say either one, but use 'were' for all persons in 2nd conditionals on language proficiency tests. 02br 02br 00It is raining, so the sentence states a condition contrary to fact, hence the subjunctive 'were'. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0You can say either one, but use 'were' for all persons in 2nd conditionals on language proficiency tests.
  • 02br 02br 00It is raining, so the sentence states a condition contrary to fact, hence the subjunctive 'were'.
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0You can say either one, but use 'were' for all persons in 2nd conditionals on language proficiency tests. 02br
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00It is raining, so the sentence states a condition contrary to fact, hence the subjunctive 'were'. 0-
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