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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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WAS AND WERE

I have question about second conditional. Can you say me when we use was and when we use were.
  

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Anonymous I have a question about the second conditional. Can you tell me when we use " was " and when we use " were "? You can't use was if the subject of the if -clause is you or a plural (pro)noun, whereas the formally correct were is never wrong.

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  • Anonymous I have a question about the second conditional.
  • Can you tell me when we use " was " and when we use " were "?
  • You can't use was if the subject of the if -clause is you or a plural (pro)noun, whereas the formally correct were is never wrong.
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AnonymousI have a question about the second conditional. Can you tell me when we use "was" and when we use "were
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Anonymous I have question about second conditional. Can you say me when we use was and when we use were.
The second conditional always uses 'were', not 'was'.

Some people use 'was' when the if-clause has a first-person ( I ) or third-person subject, but I recommend using 'were' in all cases.
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