Past subjunctive | Grammaring
www.grammaring.com/past-subjunctiveThe past subjunctive has the same form as the past simple tense except in the case of the verb be.Traditionally, the past subjunctive form of be is were for all persons, including the first and third person singular. However, today I/he/she/it was is more common while were is mainly used in formal styles and in the set phrase if I were you.. The past subjunctive is used in subordinate …