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 An adjective denoting a mood expressing what one imagines, wishes or believes conceptually possible, but is not in fact ''so''. In grammar, the corresponding verbal mode. This uses ''were'' instead of ''was''.
-If I ''were'' to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? If I ''were'' subject to the EMIR clearing obligation — it imagines aworld that could exist, but in fact does not.
+If I ''were'' to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? If I ''were'' subject to the EMIR clearing obligation — it imagines a world that could exist, but in fact does not.
-The definition of [[passive progressive]]: someone who says:
-{{quote|“If that construction were to have had been being used as a [[passive subjunctive perfect progressive]], would you hold it against me? That is to say, would it have had been being held against me by you?”}}
 ===In everyday usage===