IF I WAS vs IF I WERE - English Grammar - Teaching Tips
This video covers the difference between 'If I were' and 'If I was' as their usage is often confused. 'If I was' is used for things that could have happened in the past or now, for example: If I was rude, I apologize. 'If I were', however, is used when we speak about imaginary situations or things that are contrary to fact, such as here: If I were a dog, I would sleep all day.
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It is very interesting learning about modals, phrasal verbs and passive voice. I can understand why these may be tricky areas for some students to grasp. I find it useful transferring active voice sentences into passive voice sentences to help me to understand. There are a lot of different modal verbs but it is good to think about how they mean/ imply slightly different things.As a teacher,it is our responsibility to help the students to improve all areas of communication-listening,speaking,reading and writing.I think the goal is to choose the methods that best fit the students.Our job as a teacher is to help our students to learn in the best way for them.We should always try to choose the best approaches that are the most effective for the students.
