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Subjunctive structures in English

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Which is the subjunctive form to express a "wish" that goes with 1st and 3rd person singular subjects?

Were (I wish she were my girlfriend)

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How do you say "Ojala fuera (yo) cantante" using the subjunctive form?

I wish I were a singer

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Which is the subjunctive form of the verb to be in the 2nd conditional that we use to give advise?

Were (If I were you...)

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Say: "Si ella fuera tú estudiaría más cada día"

If she were you, she would study more each day

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When do we use "WERE" as subjunctive?

When we express:"Ojala blah blah blah" and with the 2nd conditional with the verb TO BE

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Is it correct to use the "past simple" instead of the subjunctive form "WERE"?

Native speakers use it and it's getting accepted little by little. However, you are expected to use the subjunctive "WERE" at a C2 advanced level

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Say: "Si fueras él, qué harías?"

If you were him, what would you do?

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How can you substitude "like" in the sentence "I worked like a slave" to build a subjunctive structure?

As if/As though I WERE. "I worked as if/ as though I were a slave"

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