Dear friend, normally, the subjunctive were follows as if/as though : He spoke as if she were dead. However, the ordinary present tense is required where the emphasis is on truth rather than falsity : It's not as if he' s dishonest (= he

I just want to point out the word "could" is indicative of the subjunctive mood Modal verbs don't have tenses and moods in the way that other verbs do. could certainly acts like a past subjunctive in If I could help you, I would.

Here's how it should be: Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he were alive . Jackson would have celebrated his fiftieth birthday this August if he had not died earlier this year . There are a

"If you knew what I had gone through, you would surely pity me." Don't listen to these people. You can change it to "have" because only the first verb has to be in the subjunctive mood. The verb "knew" is

Why should we use 'would' ,'could' in the subjunctive mood and in the future tense? would and could , along with several other verbs, are called modal verbs. The modal verbs don't really have tenses, so you can't really use

I agree with Ivan's analysis except: the second sentence is an example of a common error, even among natives. The third sentence is correct. The question is was/were usage with the subjunctive. Were is needed here because it is an example

According to the "experts" whom I follow, both are "correct." Both are perfect examples of the hypothetical conditional using the famous (terrifying?) subjunctive. The book does NOT have endless pages, because it does NOT

Could you kindly check the correctness of the following sentences? 1)He always talks as though he were a sophisticated person. (Contains present meaning; subjunctive.) 2)That competitor is running so quickly as though he were being chased by a

When the verb comes before the subject. This is most common in questions but also found in conditionals, subjunctives and archaic writing. Do you come here often? Are they English? What have you eaten? Had I gone I would have... Were I president

Be is correct. It's a use of the present subjunctive, which is the bare infinitive. Should , of course, makes sense, but it isn't really grammatically correct. "It says that leaders should be..." is okay, because