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Can I say if she were?

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Can I say if she were?

1) If she definitely isn’t, then use “if she were”. 2) If the rest of the sentence is in past tense, then it’s more likely to be “if she was”. If the rest of the sentence is in present tense (including present conditional), then it’s more likely to be “if she were”.

Is if I were grammatically correct?

Many people use if I was and if I were interchangeably to describe a hypothetical situation. The confusion occurs because when writing in the past tense, I was is correct while I were is incorrect. However, when writing about non-realistic or hypothetical situations, if I were is the only correct choice.

Why do we say if I were?

Why do you use IF I WERE and not IF I WAS? The reason we use WERE instead of WAS is because the sentence is in the SUBJUNCTIVE mood which is used for hypothetical situations. This is a condition which is contrary to fact or reality (the fact is, I am NOT you).

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When can I use were?

Forms of Was and Were Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park. You were drinking some water.

How do you use was and were correctly in a sentence?

Was is used in the first person singular (I) and the third person singular (he, she, it). Were is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). I was driving to the park. You were drinking some water.

Can we use were with I?

We use “was” with I, he, she, it when speaking of the past: it is the singular past form of the verb “to be”. We use “were” with you and they and we: it is the plural past form. But sometimes we can use “were” with I (he, she, it): I wish I were a sailor.

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Were and would in a sentence?

“If I were you, I would have enjoyed my vacation.” “If I were you, I would have explained what happened.” “If I were you, I would have continued working until it was done.” “If I were you, I would have booked my reservations now.”