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Originally Posted by Ana Laura  Hello,
I would like to know if the following sentences are correct:
* If I were to say I love you, what would you do?
Were I to say I love you...
* Can it be? ' Was He to lose his job, he would not find a new one quickly'.
I don't remember if 'were' goes with he/she.
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Hello Ana Laura
Just to clarify:
1. If I were to say I love you, what would you do?
— This is fine.
2. Were I to say I love you, what would you do?
— This is also fine.
3. Was he to lose his job, he would not find a new one quickly.
— In British English, although the form "if he was to do X, Y would happen" is common, the inverted version ("Was he to do X, Y would happen") is quite rare, even in non-standard English. This is the usual version:
4. Were he to lose his job, he would not find a new one quickly.
All the best,
MrP