May 13, 2016 · From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were. Is there any rules for I was/were?

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 century were …

Were -ing (past continuous of BE) is used to situations which were happening at a special time in the past and none hypothetical, it is more direct, not imaginative.

Jun 19, 2022 · I learned from many sources that as if it were is accepted by all native English speakers. And as if it was is widely used, especially informally. But is the simple present …

We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I/he/she/it was and you/we/they were. Apart from the …

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 …

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 …

Apr 26, 2017 · "If + were" expresses the subjunctive mood, which refers to wishes and desires and is known as a "non-factual" mood. If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a …

Dec 12, 2022 · I learnt that you use "were to do" when you use the subjunctive mood to express the future. ex) What would you do if the world were to come to an end tomorrow? …

Apr 19, 2020 · "I wish I were" is the proper way to form the subjunctive mood in English. It has almost completely disappeared in informal American English, but knowing how to use it …