He drives as if he were the only driver on the road.

[keannu]

Is this a proper composition?

gr7
ex)He drives as if he were the only driver on the road.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

It's OK.

 

[bhaisahab]

It's fine.

 

[Rover_KE]

You can also say

'He drives like there's only him on the road.'

Rover

 

[crazYgeeK]

You can also say

'He drives like there's only him on the road.'

Rover

Could you please make there's clearer, is it there is or there was? Thank you very much!

 

[charliedeut]

Could you please make there's clearer, is it there is or there was? Thank you very much!

As far as I know, "there's" always stands for "there is" in standard English.

 

[crazYgeeK]

As far as I know, "there's" always stands for "there is" in standard English.

What about there's been (there has been)? Thanks!

 

[charliedeut]

What about there's been (there has been)? Thanks!

IMO, "there's been" for "there has been" is informal English. Maybe I should have said "formal" instead of "standard".

charliedeut

PS: By the way, I believe that this is changing the question anyway. Originally, you wanted to know if "there's" could stand for "there was" (simple tense). Mentioning the present perfect now is quite close to cheating ;-).