By Subjunctives, Past tenses

Hi, CoolBreeze. Can you tell me more in detail whether the sentences you used are in the subjunctive? They don't look to be in the subjunctive mood. He speaks as if/as though he knew about it. -- looks like a normal sentence with the underlind verg in the past tense and doesn't seem to be in...

Hi Jack,my try:I would not put myself in a position where I jeopardized the people working for me, or those for whom I worked, for the sake of vanity.I don't know the exact terms to refer to those words. Let's say those two "past tenses" are kind of like two "subjunctives" or "unreality past...

Hi,The forms of be 'was and were' are normally past tense but in your example 'If I were president....' you are talking about an unreal situation in the form of a conditional sentence. Other examples of that would be, 'If I were/was younger I would do more sport' or 'If mum were/was here, she...

Jackson6612 wrote: The definition of be on my dictionary is: be verb past 1st & 3rd sing was; 2nd sing were; pl were; past subjunctive were; past part been; pres part being; pres 1st sing am ; 2nd sing are; 3rd sing is. But what is be itself? Is it Pres tense form, Past tense form, or...

You've already got the answer to your question. "Be" is the bare infinitive, the imperative form and the subjunctive form of 'to be'. The past participle is 'been'. The present participle is 'being'.

Jackson6612 wrote: I don't think so. Base is form of verb is also called simple Present tense form. Now check the definition again. The definition of be on my dictionary is: be verb past 1st & 3rd sing was; 2nd sing were; pl were; past subjunctive were; past part been; pres part being;...

NewPhilologist wrote:"Be" is called the infinitive "Be" is not always the bare infinitive. It can also be the imperative: "Please be seated" or subjunctive: "so be it".

I don't think so. Base is form of verb is also called simple Present tense form. Now check the definition again. The definition of be on my dictionary is: be verb past 1st & 3rd sing was; 2nd sing were; pl were; past subjunctive were; past part been; pres part being; pres 1st sing am ; 2nd...

The definition of be on my dictionary is: be verb past 1st & 3rd sing was; 2nd sing were; pl were; past subjunctive were; past part been; pres part being; pres 1st sing am ; 2nd sing are; 3rd sing is. But what is be itself? Is it Pres tense form, Past tense form, or Past Part?

New2grammar wrote:So you are saying the 'if' usage does not automatically make a sentence subjunctive? Can you give me a couple of examples in different contexts where 'if' is not subjunctive?Certainly, New2grammar:1. I showed him some pictures yesterday. If he liked a picture, he would nod.2. I...