V pogojnih stavkih pogostokrat srečamo strukturo “Če bi jaz bil…”, nismo pa vedno prepričani ali naj za ta glagol “bil” uporabimo obliko glagola WAS ali WERE. Oglejmo si, kakšna je razlika v rabi.
Ko smo obravnavali glagol biti v preteklosti, smo ga delili na dve obliki – WAS in WERE.
WAS za osebe, I, HE, SHE, IT.
WERE za osebe WE, YOU, THEY.
Poglejmo si naslednja stavka.
If I were rich, I would buy you a car.
If I was wrong, I am sorry.
If I were rich… –> Nisem bogat, vendar si predstavljam, kaj bi počel, če bi bil.
“I were” se imenuje pogojni naklon in se uporablja, ko govorite o nečem, kar ni resnično, kar se nikoli ne more zgoditi, ali ko želite, da je nekaj res. Vse to bodo hipotetične situacije.
- If I were Bill Gates, I would be the richest person in the world. –>ampak jaz nisem Bill Gates, niti nikoli ne morem biti!
- If I were invisible, I would steal a lot of chocolates from the supermarket. –> ampak jaz nisem neviden, niti nikoli ne morem biti!
If I was wrong… –> Možno ali verjetno je, da nisem imel prav.
“I was” je za stvari, ki bi se lahko zgodile v preteklosti ali zdaj. Situacije so povsem realne.
If I was offensive, I apologize. –> možno je, da sem bil žaljiv
If I was unclear, I am sorry. –> možno je, da sem bil nerazumljiv
