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Ericsteef Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Second type of the coditinal If
in the second type of the if clause we use = if + subject + past simple / subject + would + verb
my question is if the verb is "be" and the subject in singular do we use was or were?
if he were a student , he would study harder. / Is this correct ?
i mean is it right to use "Were" with the singular subject in this case?
my question is if the verb is "be" and the subject in singular do we use was or were?
if he were a student , he would study harder. / Is this correct ?
i mean is it right to use "Were" with the singular subject in this case?
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Hi, yes, you can use "were". That usually the most acceptable one in English tests. It's used in both formal and informal contexts.
- Hi, yes, you can use "were".
- That usually the most acceptable one in English tests.
- It's used in both formal and informal contexts.
- In informal English, you will very often hear "was" too, though.
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Hi,
yes, you can use "were". That usually the most acceptable one in English tests. It's used in both formal and informal contexts. In informal English, you will very often hear "was" too, though.
yes, you can use "were". That usually the most acceptable one in English tests. It's used in both formal and informal contexts. In informal English, you will very often hear "was" too, though.
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