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In this example could it be also used 'were' instead of 'be'(the subjunctive form)?
e.g. Would you rather I be with someone else?
e.g. Would you rather I be with someone else?
In this example could it be also used 'were' instead of 'be'(the subjunctive form)?
e.g. Would you rather I be with someone else?
For me, the 'be' version is not very natural. It suggests to me the idea that the preference would be for a hypothetical future situation; the 'were' version suggests that the preference would be for a hypothetical (counterfactual?) present situation.
When you want someone else to do something, you can say I'd rather you did.../I'd rather he did..., etc. We use past in this structure, but the meaning is present or future, not past.
This forum benefits enormously from the suggestions of some knowledgeable and/or genuinely interested non-native speakers. There are a couple of them in this thread,I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post.
(Note, also, the subjunctive after "suggest".)
Well, as the subject of the verb is not third person, we cannot be sure that this is subjunctive.
[...]being a non-native, what I think is of no importance.
Rubbish!
For me, the 'be' version is not very natural. It suggests to me the idea that the preference would be for a hypothetical future situation; the 'were' version suggests that the preference would be for a hypothetical (counterfactual?) present situation.
But may I call it subjunctive? To me, it seems to be subjunctive. This day has been a disaster for me, and I could not endure another disappointment. I'd like to have a good sleep. ;-)Well, as the subject of the verb is not third person, we cannot be sure that this is subjunctive.
Hi, emsr2d2. Why "that I be" and "if I were"? Do you mean that the full form ofI agree. "that I be" suggests the future, in a way that "if I were" does not.
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Hi, emsr2d2. Why "that I be" and "if I were"? Do you mean that the full form of
She would rather I were...
is actually
She would rather if I were...
and not
She would rather that I were...
?
Sleep well.But may I call it subjunctive? Yes
To me, it seems to be subjunctive.[...] I'd like to have a good sleep. ;-)