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Should I use was or were in the following sentence?
If I were/was the president, I would ........
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6 Answers
- Errrrrn♡Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Were.
By saying "was" it seems like it is in the past because "was" is past tense. "were" is current. and you are not talking in the past tense.
- coldfuseLv 71 decade ago
"Were" is correct, but this is often confusing.
In the Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage, Purdue’s Muriel Harris writes:
"For past subjunctive, the same form as simple past is used; however, for the verb be, were is used for all persons and numbers."
- Anonymous1 decade ago
use If I was the President
- 1 decade ago
For example:
I wish I was you (informal, spoken).
I wish I were you (formal, written).
I wish she was here (informal, spoken).
I wish she were here (formal, written).
i guess formal would be something u would say infront of the class(for speaking)
and it could also be formal in an essay good luck hope I helped!!! =P
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
If I WERE the preisdent, I would.......
- Anonymous1 decade ago
was
