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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes
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Asked on March 31, 2021 in Grammar.
“If I went there, I would be in trouble” does work, but not the subjunctive.
If I were to go there, I would be in trouble” instead – or were I to go there”, although that particular formation sounds a bit stilted and old-fashioned now.What is the subjunctive (or as @Neil pointed out, a past tense) verb there instead of “would”?
- 741526 views
- 24 answers
- 273063 votes