If I were a boy.
Beyonce says in the song:
If I WERE a boy.
But it would not be correct:
If I WAS a boy?
Why she uses "WERE" out instead of "WAS"?
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If I were a boy.
Beyonce says in the song:
If I WERE a boy.
But it would not be correct to say:
If I WAS a boy?
Why did she use she uses "WERE" out instead of "WAS"?
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Or you can use this kind of sentence without "if"> Were I him, I'd go to visit Brasil for world cup
If...were..., xx would/could/might + v.-infinite without to
Hope this helps..:D
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subjunctive mood of English verbs..."were" is more often used than "was", but "was" does occur sometimes
e.g. If I were him, I'd go to visit Brasil to join the world cup club!
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Good job guys in explaining! Also Vanny, " was" is used for something that DID happen.
I was 15 years old when I fell out of the tree.
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:D
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