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If only I would be ten years younger - is this correct?
There is a test on Exam English with 'I wish and If only'
Question 6:
He’s really handsome! If only I ___ ten years younger!
were Incorrect! Incorrect
would be Correct! Correct
was
Why??? Why 'If only I would be ten years younger' is correct?
2014年12月8日 20:17
回答 · 4
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The correct answer is:
'If only I WERE ten years younger!'
'would be' is wrong.
2014年12月8日
If only I were then years younger.
2014年12月12日
I agree with SuKi and Neil - the proper answer is "were". This looks like a bad question.
2014年12月8日
"Глагол BE придаточных с нереальным условием, относящимся к настоящему или будущему, употребляется в виде формы WERE для всех лиц. WERE является формой глагола BE в Past Subjunctive."
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/conditional-sentences
2014年12月8日
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