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Nov 28, 2018 · Northwest England - near Blackburn, Lancashire. British English. Nov 28, 2018. #2. You were right to conclude that it means 'If I were you, I would ...'. It's a poetic/literary construction – not normally used in everyday conversation. See this earlier thread: Were I a bird. B.
Oct 2, 2018 · London. English - England. Oct 2, 2018. #6. “Were I to be you” is particularly unidiomatic. Since “were I” means “If I were/was”, it uses the verb to be twice to say the same thing. That double use could only really be justified if the second instance formed part of a different verb construction, such as “Were I to be mistaken for ...
Mar 20, 2012 · USA English. Mar 20, 2012. #2. Yes, we do use "were I you" this way, but "if I were you" is more common. "If I were you" is so often used to give advice, I would use "were I you" for the more literal meaning. "Were I not ..." is also fairly common: Were I not your father, I would not be concerned about what you wear.
Feb 25, 2011 · Senior Member. Buenas. Me acaba de surgir una duda tonta sobre el orden de factores en las preguntas. En una de estilo "¿Dónde estabas?" lo correcto es "Where were you?", claro, pero en una menos directa como "¿Te ha preguntado él dónde estabas?" ¿sería correcto "Has he asked you where were you?" o "Has he asked you where you were?" Gracias.
Aug 4, 2008 · 1) (as you say,) to evoke a present consequence of the past action 2) to place the action in a period of past time that continued to the present. In #25 the son has been missing for a period, and the mother asks “Where have you been”? This is clearly an example of 2).
Aug 1, 2020 · Senior Member. Malayalam. Aug 1, 2020. #1. Hi everyone, Kindly see the following sentences. I would like to know whether the following question can be asked as both "Why did" and "Why were." If yes, please tell me that grammar idea. Why did you come late?
Apr 17, 2019 · You might use the first if you had phoned the other person yesterday morning and discovered they were busy. You might use the second if you thought they might have done something special yesterday morning - perhaps it was a half-day holiday - but there is considerable overlap between the two, and there are relatively few situations where one or ...
Jun 17, 2010 · I would have 'were you' in that sentence, not 'have you been'. As baldpate hints in post #7, the present perfect is used to describe "an extended period of time, up to and including the present." It's not grammatical to use the present perfect in this case because of the adverb 'yesterday'. Without it, choosing the present perfect tense would ...
Jan 11, 2019 · Italian. Jan 11, 2019. #1. Where were/ are you born? Please, can you tell me if both options are correct? Thank you in advance! K.
Mar 2, 2022 · Every time you use a verb, you have to decide which of these categories you are going to use, and you have to form the verb accordingly. Last edited: Mar 2, 2022 lingobingo
