Subjunctive?
Are the following examples grammatically correct? Can they all be used for the present and for the past and for the future?
The following refer to subjects all males.
For example:
If I were a girl ...
If he were a girl ...
If she were a girl ...
If we were ...
If they were ...
How to construct verbs to describe unrealistic wish?
Does the format apply to all subjects, be they he, she, we and so on? If you know of something I can read on the net, please let me know of the URL if it would save you writing it up. Thanks a lot!
For example:
If I had done it but I hadn't ...
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They are all grammatically correct, but "If she were a girl" doesn't make sense because you said the subject in each example is male. If I were a girl implies but I'm not (or but I wasn't ). If he were a girl implies but he's not (or but he wasn't) .
- They are all grammatically correct, but "If she were a girl" doesn't make sense because you said the subject in each example is male.
- If I were a girl implies but I'm not (or but I wasn't ).
- If he were a girl implies but he's not (or but he wasn't) .
- And so on.
- All of them describe an unreal situation in the present, but many speakers also use them to refer to an unreal situation in the past as well (though If ...
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They are all grammatically correct, but "If she were a girl" doesn't make sense because you said the subject in each example is male.
If I were a girl implies but I'm not (or but I wasn't).
If he were a girl implies but he's not (or but he wasn't).
And so on.
All of them describe an unreal situation in the present, but many spe
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