I have a question about grammar: why did you use "he were"

蓝灵 2024-09-01 22:12:04 ( reads)

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instead of "he was"?

Even though "he" would normally take "was" in the indicative

mood ("he was"), in the subjunctive mood, "were" is used

instead to indicate that the situation is not real or

is contrary to reality.