Why “were” needs to be added in this sentence? If he were smarter he would do this
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If he were smarter he would do this
When we use he, she, it in the past tense we need to use was and I, we, you and they we need to use were. right?
But why we are using were in the above sentence?
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If he were smarter he would do this
When we use he, she, it in the past tense we need to use was and I, we, you and they we need to use were. right?
But why we are using were in the above sentence?
be would
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If he were smarter he would do this
When we use he, she, it in the past tense we need to use was and I, we, you and they we need to use were. right?
But why we are using were in the above sentence?
be would
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If he were smarter he would do this
When we use he, she, it in the past tense we need to use was and I, we, you and they we need to use were. right?
But why we are using were in the above sentence?
be would
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