2019年2月14日 · I wish I were young. I wish I were a boy. I wish I were a policeman. I wish I were a rich man. All the above sentences suggest you want to be something you are factually not. In other words, you are NOT young, a boy, a policeman, a rich man and you are sorry that you are not young, a boy, a policeman, a rich man. If I were you, I wouldn't say that.

The correct use is decided by when you had that thought: if the thought occurred to you when (or before) you were making the call, then would be is an appropriate choice (were is still possible). If, on the other hand, the thought occurred to you after that event then were is correct, but would be is not right - a possible variant would be must ...

2021年10月25日 · They are both grammatical, and have a roughly similar meaning. The first is in the simple past tense, and refers to a situation of the past (i.e. definitely before the present moment) and without connection to the present (nothing is implied about what may be true now).

2016年9月9日 · We were in love for eight years. [were is past tense (I was, they were, we were,etc.) and the past tense means an action started and ended before now. After eight years, your love for each other ended.]

2017年4月26日 · What if the Moon was/were a Disco ball (but it's not). This form is known as irrealis were. It isn't used for marking tense; it's a mood form indicating that it conveys a degree of remoteness from factuality. The choice between were and was is a matter of style: were is somewhat more formal than was.

"If you were here 10 minutes ago, "The use of "were" can get more complicated ,the sentences below use the "were to" clause to indicate an element of uncertainty to the actions and outcomes referenced. "If you were to go home now, you might have a surprise waiting." "If you were to confirm the order today , I could get you a discount."

were. both talk about something in the past, and in your particular example have no difference in meaning. However, without further context. there had been reports. is usually more general and nonspecific. There had been reports by various sources.... where as. there were reports. is usually more specific and concrete. There were reports by ...

The question is usually in the same form as the answer. So the answer might be these buildings were designed by Lutyens - the subject of the verb is the buildings. So, the question is "Who were these buildings designed by>". You could also say "Who was the architect who designed these buildings? Lutyens was the architect. –

2022年6月19日 · When driving a car, flow is the feeling of oneness with the machine, which performs as if it were an extension of the body. When surfing on the Internet, it is the seamless sequence of responses facilitated by machine interactivity, being intrinsically enjoyable and accompanied by loss of self-consciousness.

2016年12月7日 · If I were to make this game, it would have been a lot more difficult. It would have had stronger and better enemies. If I were to make this game, it would be a lot more difficult. It would have stronger and better enemies. I was wondering whether it should be: If I were to make this game. Or. If I were to have made this game.