I was a boy还是I were a boy?

题目

I was a boy还是I were a boy?
为什么if I were you,而不是if I was you?
was
[wCz; wEz]
be 的过去式(第一人称及第三人称单数)
if she were you,...

答案

属于英语语法中虚拟语气.虚拟语气是一种动词形式,表示说话人的一种愿望,假设,怀疑,猜测, 建议等含义,虚拟语气所表示的含义不是客观存在的事实. If I were you, I'd take them away. ...