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	<description>Using English Correctly</description>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://wat4english.com/index.php/2009/11/16/if-i-were-you/comment-page-1/#comment-429</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Um, you are kind of wrong above.  The present subjunctive of the &quot;to be&quot; verb is &quot;BE&quot; for all situations:

If truth be told, I wasn&#039;t the smartest person there.
It is important that they be at the wedding.

The past subjunctive is &quot;WERE&quot; for all persons:

I wish I were there.
If the truth were told, I would not be the smartest person there.

The past perfect subjunctive starts with &quot;had&quot; and takes the past participle; for &quot;to be&quot; it is &quot;been&quot;:

I wish I had been there to see that.
If the truth had been told, I would not have been the smartest person there.

There is a present perfect subjunctive which is &quot;HAVE&quot; for all persons plus the past participle:

I would rather he have been in the wedding.
It&#039;s crucial that she have been in this situation before.

There you go.  Now it is correct.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, you are kind of wrong above.  The present subjunctive of the &#8220;to be&#8221; verb is &#8220;BE&#8221; for all situations:</p>
<p>If truth be told, I wasn&#8217;t the smartest person there.<br />
It is important that they be at the wedding.</p>
<p>The past subjunctive is &#8220;WERE&#8221; for all persons:</p>
<p>I wish I were there.<br />
If the truth were told, I would not be the smartest person there.</p>
<p>The past perfect subjunctive starts with &#8220;had&#8221; and takes the past participle; for &#8220;to be&#8221; it is &#8220;been&#8221;:</p>
<p>I wish I had been there to see that.<br />
If the truth had been told, I would not have been the smartest person there.</p>
<p>There is a present perfect subjunctive which is &#8220;HAVE&#8221; for all persons plus the past participle:</p>
<p>I would rather he have been in the wedding.<br />
It&#8217;s crucial that she have been in this situation before.</p>
<p>There you go.  Now it is correct.</p>
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		<title>By: Kevin</title>
		<link>http://wat4english.com/index.php/2009/11/16/if-i-were-you/comment-page-1/#comment-180</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, if you were not so smart, you wouldn&#039;t have understood the content :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, if you were not so smart, you wouldn&#8217;t have understood the content <img src='http://wat4english.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Kevin</title>
		<link>http://wat4english.com/index.php/2009/11/16/if-i-were-you/comment-page-1/#comment-179</link>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, if you were not so smart, you wouldn&#039;t have understood the content. :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, if you were not so smart, you wouldn&#8217;t have understood the content. <img src='http://wat4english.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Merryn</title>
		<link>http://wat4english.com/index.php/2009/11/16/if-i-were-you/comment-page-1/#comment-178</link>
		<dc:creator>Merryn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If I were smarter, ... {I would be able to complete that sentence!} :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I were smarter, &#8230; {I would be able to complete that sentence!} <img src='http://wat4english.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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