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eng789
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Help!!!
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This can �t be right, can it?????
 If her hair were black, she would look completely different.
Do we really need to use "were" with "he, she, it" in the 2nd conditional?
I thought it was only "I, You, We, They" that took were.
If I were rich, I would buy a yacht. - I agree with.
but is - If he were rich, he would buy a yacht. - just doesn �t sound right.
Thanks
Barbara |
25 May 2010
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blunderbuster
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Yes, Barbara, they are correct. Using "were" instead of "was" is not obligatory, but I believe we use "was" in the second conditional only in informal conversations.
Regards
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25 May 2010
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wakebeauty
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Yes, we do!!! As we are talking about a situation that is not real, we use were for all the persons. If he were Michael Jackson,... but he isn �t!!!
Hope it helps, Fernanda Nunes. |
25 May 2010
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plemos
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I agree with wakebuaty. At leat that �s what I learned. |
25 May 2010
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eng789
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Great explanation wakebeauty.
Thanks everyone.
I think I �m ready for my summer vacation. June 20th is getting closer every day.
Hugs from Israel. |
25 May 2010
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Bruna Dutra
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Hey Barbara... probably it doesn �t �sound � right because we hear a lot of "If I was, If it was" and so on, in movies and music. But as Regina stated, they are informal. I wouldn �t know if in an exam they are accepted, for example, maybe someone else has the answer to that, but it sure is said like that too.
Best regards, Bruna.
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25 May 2010
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