新概念中的时态填空,请指教：If father______(be) alive,he would be horrified.If father______(be) alive,he would be horrified.到底是用were还是was?
问题描述：
新概念中的时态填空,请指教：If father______(be) alive,he would be horrified.
If father______(be) alive,he would be horrified.
到底是用were还是was?
答
were.这里是虚拟语气。
就像If I were you
答
现代英语中,所有人称都可以用were
但是传统用法中,第一人称第二人称用were,第三人称用was
所以两者皆可,但是was更加正式一些.(其实这是一场英式英语和美式英语的较量,)