IF ... WAS or WERE
'If' is a conditional clause, so use “were” ... even if the pronoun is singular.
- If I were you
- If you were me
- If he/she were here
Unreal conditional “if” clauses refer to event in the present, as in “If I were you, I would not do that.” The statement is really saying “I am not you".
- If I were you
- If you were me
- If he/she were here
Unreal conditional “if” clauses refer to event in the present, as in “If I were you, I would not do that.” The statement is really saying “I am not you".
