I wish that she were here now.
Words that are in the present tense are categorized as a Spanish subjunctive. Any word which is stated in the present is considered a Spanish subjunctive.
It is equivalent to the french subjunctive. You use it after ut and ne or to express an obligation
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Where is a word that is uses in reference to a location, often in a question. Examples: "Where did he go?" "This is where I put my keys" Were is either a past tense plural or subjunctive version of the word "be." Examples: "They were having a good time." (past tense) "I wish that were true." (subjunctive) Many people would use "was" instead of "were" in these sentences, but that is technically incorrect grammar.
No, the word "were" is not a noun. It is a verb used to indicate past tense or a subjunctive mood in English.
The verb should be in the subjunctive mood: "If I were you." However, use of the subjunctive is waning fast, and even careful speakers will occasionally get this wrong.
Yes, the subjunctive is used after the Italian conjunction comunque. The word in question may be used as a conjunction that translates as "however" or "no matter how" in English or as an adverb that translates as "anyhow," "anyway," "even so," or "in any case" according to context. The pronunciation will be "ko-MOON-kwy" in Italian.
Si no te hubieras ido
It is equivalent to the french subjunctive. You use it after ut and ne or to express an obligation
Yes. "Were" is a form of the verb "to be" and so it is passive.
It means 'can' or 'is able to'. It comes from the verb: poder and is conjugated in the present subjunctive tense.
The subjunctive is a mood in language that has to do with counterfactuals, statements which are about possibilities, not actualities. Usually in English they are statements which start with the word "if". "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." is a sentence in the subjunctive. Wishes are not in fact horses, but if they were . . .The subjunctive is a powerful tool in language. It allows people to explore possibilities mentally, by thinking through hypothetical situations which are imaginary and not true. Subjunctive thinking allows for metaphors and other figurative language which is not true in a literal sense.