2006-09-18 02:27:46 · 17 answers · asked by girl from oz 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I were..
Can you be invisible?
If no, the answer is the answer above
2006-09-18 02:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by unquenchablethirst 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a situation that may possibly occur, so the correct phrase is "If I were..."
You'd use it the same way for any other possible event, such as "If I were going to the store, what would you want me to get?"
If at some point you had been invisible, you'd say "I was invisible."
2006-09-18 09:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by Don E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I were... The first Subjunctive.
I have a BA in English, a kind of MA in American...ese, a CNN on my TV, a cat, a dog whose tail is just normal, a broken nail, two dirty plates and a new pain in my neck. I think I am qualified enough to answer this question.
Now, seriously:
1. Spoken English - "If I was you..."
2. Standard English - "If I were you..." (extension - "If I had been you I wouldn't have done that." - Past)
3. Realistic English - "I am not you, so, why would I care?"
2006-09-18 09:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by mrquestion 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If I were invisible.
2006-09-18 10:06:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are speaking English, then it is "If I were invisible"
2006-09-18 09:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by shoby_shoby2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were invisible...EXT
OR
If I was invisible... EXT
Which one sounds better? IF I WERE.. A DODO YOU"D B one 1st!!
2006-09-18 12:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first is grammatically correct, the second is idiomatically correct.
2006-09-18 10:11:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The correct version is: " I were..." If you are conveying anything that is untrue, impossible then you always want to use "I were." Like, "If I were an eagle..."
2006-09-18 10:08:24 · answer #8 · answered by jacquelinebrns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The status (true or false, possible or impossible) has nothing to do with it.
If I were at the shops...
If I were answering this question...
2006-09-18 10:09:01 · answer #9 · answered by TrickMeNicely 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use "were" in this situation or in any situation where you are proposing a situation that is either impossible or untrue, i.e., If I were rich.
2006-09-18 09:36:55 · answer #10 · answered by Katyana 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋