In English, you is the second person, and the verb "be" after it is usually "are" or "were". are represents the present tense and were represents the past tense. For example: that's my wife you were talking to (just talking to you. 2.were - the past tense plural and second person singular form of be; sometimes used instead of was, in conditional clauses, after the verb wish, etc. The verb be has many meanings and usages. The general meaning is: to be. This usage has many variations. Is there any rules for i was/were?
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Because the if clause expresses an unrealizable condition or a condition that cannot exist at all, that is, a virtual condition or assumption, the clause is often used in the past tense or the past perfect tense. For example: if i were you, i would invite him to the party. Therefore, in modern English, the standard usage of the subjunctive tenses of i am and he/she/it is should be if i/he/she/it were, not was. It can also be seen from the above two tables that the subjunctive tense (subjunctive mood) in Old English is very standardized and commonly used, and every verb. If i were a bird, i would.
The usage of Was and were and their differences from is, am, and are are as follows: 1. Were is the past tense of are, indicating the plural number. 2. Was is the past tense of is and am, expressing the singular number. Example: there were many trees on the playground. Formerly.
Thanks for the invitation. According to the principle of subject-verb agreement, i was the mainstream in English. . But in the subjunctive mood introduced by if, if it is the opposite of the present, the predicate verb is in the past tense, and the verb to be is always in the past tense. 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. From other's conversation,i found out they mentioned i was and sometimes they also mentioned i were.
