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I was you were she was. If she were here she would explain the situation. Aug 04 2008 23 26 43. Indicative past tense participle present perfect gerund conjugation models and irregular verbs. Califjim s reply was promoted to an answer.
Whole chapters of books are written on this subject. Jun 29 2007 06 31 38. He she it i was they you we were how come i meet people who say i wish i were dead. If i were you i would take a vacation.
These phrases are never correct. Wow this is a wonderful question and equally complex to explain. If she was feeling sick it s good that she went home. Singular i was you were he was she was it was.
If she was feeling sick it is possible or. She wishes she were at least five inches taller. You were drinking some water. If i were rich i am not rich but i imagining what i would do if i were.
If i were is used to express an imaginary situation in the present. Check out our list of pronunciation videos. Always remember this rule about the usage of was and were. Plural we were you were they were.
Translate be in context with examples of use and definition. In this case the past simple is used. Were is used in the second person singular and plural you your yours and first and third person plural we they. Use were with expressions that are hypothetical wishful imagined desired doubtful and otherwise contrary to fact that is to say not real.
The forms that was and were will take in your sentence are summarized in the chart below. To be honest this is too big a question for a forum post. I was driving to the park. If she were chris she is not chris if bala were retired he is not retired if john was a canadian citizen he may have been if i were a rich man tevye is not rich if elizabeth taylor were known for just one role she is known for many roles if it were raining it is not if it was raining it may have been raining if you were i you.
If i were you i would try to find a new job. I were is called the subjunctive mood and is used when you re are talking about something that isn t true or when you wish something was true. He was about to eat dinner. She was it was we were you were they were you ll hear all kinds of sub standard english spoken in movies.
Conjugate the english verb be. There is something in english grammar called subjunctive mood indicating a hypothetical state a state contrary to reality such as a wish a desire or an imagin. I would give the.