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Subjunctive
The subjunctive is the mood of a verb used to show hopes doubts wishes etc.. It is not used very much in modern British English, surviving in a few expressions such as 'If I were you' in the 2nd Conditional and expressions like 'God save the Queen' and 'so be...

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