Curso TOEFL TEST :: Evaluation # 2

LOS CURSOS DE INGLES GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES

 

SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION
PART A: STRUCTURE

LESSON # 37

Contrary-to-fact statements

 If         Subject       WERE

If      the party     were    on Friday, we could go

Avoid changing were to agree with the subject in contrary-to-fact statements,

S   WISH (present)    that     Subject      WERE

I          wish            that   the party    were     on Friday

Avoid changing were to agree with the subject.

EXAMPLE:

Incorrect:

If I was you, I would not go.

Correct:

If I were you, I would not go.

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