Also, if you ARE DESCRIBING something, you are using an 'ing form, but it's the present participle, used in the present coninuous/progressive verb tense.
Hello from a retired ESL teacher of 30 years. It depends on what teacher you ask (smile). If I WERE the pilot is more formal; if I WAS the pilot is more informal.
Do you really think a native english speaker would express himself in the way you did. I dont know the "exam situation" but in normal life he wouldn't. Greating to Serge Avousse!
One grammatical error: a GERUND is not ANY word with an -ING ending. A gerund is very specifically a word that looks like a verb, but is USED AS A NOUN. Ex: SMOKING is bad for your health. FLYING low can avoid radar. The sentence of "Bags are being loaded" is an example of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE. We often teach that the passive is used to avoid giving details , especially of who is to blame/ is responsible for something. "I didn't come because I wasn't invited" -( I'm not blaming anyone in particular).
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Also, if you ARE DESCRIBING something, you are using an 'ing form, but it's the present participle, used in the present coninuous/progressive verb tense.
Should you say if I was or if I were the pilot?
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Hello from a retired ESL teacher of 30 years. It depends on what teacher you ask (smile). If I WERE the pilot is more formal; if I WAS the pilot is more informal.
Do you really think a native english speaker would express himself in the way you did. I dont know the "exam situation" but in normal life he wouldn't. Greating to Serge Avousse!
Exactly the point I was trying to make. An English exam is not real life, so you have to adapt your approach to suit that particular situation.
One grammatical error: a GERUND is not ANY word with an -ING ending. A gerund is very specifically a word that looks like a verb, but is USED AS A NOUN. Ex: SMOKING is bad for your health. FLYING low can avoid radar. The sentence of "Bags are being loaded" is an example of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE. We often teach that the passive is used to avoid giving details , especially of who is to blame/ is responsible for something. "I didn't come because I wasn't invited" -( I'm not blaming anyone in particular).