What to use with she was or 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.
Were if in a sentence?
“Was” or “Were” in the “If” Clause/Conditional
- If I had told you the answer, I would have been cheating. If I had run the race, I would feel accomplished.
- If I was a rich man, I would make more charitable donations.
- If he was here right now, he would help us.
- If I were rude to you, I apologize.
What is the difference between if she was and if she were?
Now,If she was is the usual way to say a thing about past where the event could possibly occur but didn’t actually occur. If she were is used to refer to a hypothetical situation where the event didn’t actually occur and there is a wishful thinking involved.
How do you check a sentence for correct grammar?
When you check the sentence for correct grammar, you need to analyze the relationship between each word, the clauses, the punctuation used, and how the structure of the sentence comes together. It takes not just time and effort but a level of knowledge that people often don’t have. Of course, you can try to check the word choice using different
What does she could have done that mean?
(Said before she is given a chance.) She could have done that if she had been given a chance. (Said after she was not given a chance.) 1: ”She could do that if she was/were given a chance.”
What is the verb form of “was”?
The verb form you might have expected in those sentences is the simple past tense was, but these sentence openers would be wrong for the sentences above: If Mike’s mother was alive. . . . If the CEO was in the plant today. . . .