https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24017/what-is-the-difference-between-were-and-have-been
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
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/89843/i-was-or-i-were
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?
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/185313/we-was-or-we-were-which-is-correct
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 f
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/79885/when-do-i-use-was-and-when-do-i-use-were
Do I use was or were in this sentence? Bonnie, along with her associates, was invited to the gathering.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/317488/as-if-it-is-vs-as-if-it-were-vs-as-if-it-was
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
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/38580/meaning-using-was-to-and-were-to-in-sentence
Nov 5, 2014 · That is, both "were to" (using the irrealis "were") and "was to" (using a past-tense verb) would usually be interchangeable in a sentence structured similar to yours
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If we were to meet the Paris climate goals, the use of fossil-based materials must be quickly reduced and replaced with renewable materials. I have seen usage of both "if we are to
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/20891/meaning-diffrence-would-be-and-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.
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/200993/should-i-use-was-or-were-in-as-though-he-was-frightened
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
https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/317302/why-do-we-use-was-not-were-here-there-was-a-lot-of-wind-and-heavy-rain
Jun 15, 2022 · The rule of proximity applies here. The nearest NP to the verb is the singular "a lot of wind", so singular agreement is normal. But if it was a plural NP, the verb