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instead of "he was"?

蓝灵 2024-09-01 22:12:51 ( reads)

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renqiulan

2024-09-01 22:17:49

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

renqiulan

2024-09-01 22:18:35

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

renqiulan

2024-09-01 22:19:16

instead to indicate that the situation is not real or

renqiulan

2024-09-01 22:19:43

is contrary to reality.