Jan 19, 2020 · The person saying it should be wasn't cited this for support: "The use of were and weren't in the subordinate clauses depends on the reality or truthfulness of the subordinate clause. If it is true, then the indicative forms was and wasn't are in order. If it is not true i.e. counterfactual, then the past subjunctive forms were and weren't are ...

Nov 14, 2018 · If you were currently visiting Chicago for the first time, but you had been in Illinois (or the USA) on some previous occasion, but didn't go to Chicago, you might say "I wasn't here before...". In that case, the root word "was" slightly changes the meaning of "before", which could mean "before now" or "the opportunity I had before now".

Why wasn't she there? Which would be equivalent to: Why was not she there? Which doesn't make any sense. Considering how often I see this used I thought I could find something online about it, however I haven't had any luck. Is it grammatically correct to use "isn't" and "wasn't" in sentences like the one above, and the one below? If so, why?

Nov 14, 2020 · That use of "wasn't" sounds fine to me. What sounds a bit questionable is the idea that one could tell whether a person is blind just by looking at them. Also, "bespectacled" doesn't prompt one to think of sunglasses, so the subsequent mention of opacity immediately forces the reader to revise the mental picture that was forming.

Dec 2, 2015 · A's use of "wasn't" probably falls under the Simple Past designation. "The baby wasn't sleeping all night" — you might come across this sentence in a book when the narrator talks about a year when insomnia was a bodily habit of the baby. But it's not specific about the time in which this took place.

So "I wish it wasn't raining today" and "I wish it was raining today" are how to express those concepts. If you were trying to imply something contrary to fact, then were would be the way to go. If I were you, I wouldn't be wishing it wasn't raining: rain is good for your garden.

Jan 16, 2019 · From a British speaker, "I hope you wasn't too late." In the USA we would say "weren't". Was this poor grammar, or is this acceptable in the UK? I immediately thought it wrong; however, I don't want to be too presumptuous.

Mar 16, 2015 · A farm woman, at the end of a heavy day's work, set before her menfolks a heaping pile of hay. And when they indignantly demanded whether she had gone crazy, she replied: "Why, how did I know you'd notice? I've been cooking for you men for the last twenty years and in all that time I ain't heard no word to let me know you wasn't just eating hay."

Nov 18, 2015 · Since negative form 'couldn't' can cover all situations (specific or general) you might hear it more. Couldn't can be used instead of wasn't able to. When you hear people saying wasn't able to, I am sure they are talking about something specific they couldn't/ wasn't able to do. Like, I wasn't able to do my homework yesterday.

Jun 5, 2020 · On the contrary, we find ourselves wondering whether his genius wasn’t (ii)_____ in some mysterious way by his mood. the correct answer for the blank is "served". The meaning of second sentence, I guess, is: the clergyman's mood (though melancholic or not good) could serve (or contribute) to his talent in some mysterious (but good) way.