Bassim
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- Mar 1, 2008
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- Bosnian
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- Bosnia Herzegovina
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- Sweden
I am wondering if one can use both "was" and were" in this kind of sentence.
1. Tom is lazy. If Tom was not lazy, he would have already finished his university.
2. Tom is lazy. If Tom were not lazy, he would have already finished his university.
Does one can use "was" only in informal English, or it could be used also in formal English?
1. Tom is lazy. If Tom was not lazy, he would have already finished his university.
2. Tom is lazy. If Tom were not lazy, he would have already finished his university.
Does one can use "was" only in informal English, or it could be used also in formal English?