Question

碧昂斯的《If I were a boy 》，为什么不是《If I was a boy 》

碧昂斯有首歌是《If I were a boy 》，为什么不是《If I was a boy 》？I是第一人称单数，不应该是接was吗？

Answer 1

因为这是与现在情况相反的虚拟条件句 所以be动词的过去式用were，无论主语是否是复数。这是语法规则。

Answer 2

这是虚拟语气，动词各人称都用were

Answer 3

虚拟语气，事实上我不是一个男孩 的意思

Answer 4

虚拟语气
现在时的条件句中的虚拟语气。

Answer 5

were 是虚拟语气