Is there any rules for i was/were? In one of my favorite episodes of the tv show community, conspiracy theories and interior design, one of the characters says the following line I learned from many sources that as if it were is accepted by all native english speakers
Past Tense | Woodward English
And as if it was is widely used, especially informally
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But is the simple present.
What is the difference between were and have been, and are these sentences gramatically correct 1) some of the best known writers of detective fiction in the twentieth. Which of the following is correct Who were these buildings designed by
Or who was these buildings designed by Does were/was refer to these buildings or who? Purdue owl has this example which is almost identical to op's case One of the boxes is open

The verb agrees with the subject, one
If you wanted to talk about two, you would use a plural. Consider the following sentence, from introduction to control systems by malgorzata zywno Note that if a summer were to be moved behind the block, the additional gain. I have seen usage of both if we are to and if.
Yes, but despite what you may have read, i wish i were rich is not a subjunctive clause The subjunctive is a clause type that uses the plain form of the verb, as in it is vital that i. If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a. Technically, you should use 'were'

You are correct that the sentence is subjunctive because of the indefiniteness introduced by 'as though'
The subjunctive takes the plural form of the past. Now, the body of the actress was to be flown in to india for her last rites Members from across the film fraternity had rushed to anil kapoor's home where the body was to be.


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