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How well do you know the past subjunctive in English? This mood expresses hypothetical situations, wishes, and conditions contrary to fact: think “If I were you…” or “I wish she knew.” Complete this crossword to test your understanding of its forms and uses, and sharpen your grammar skills at B2 level!
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Clues
Across
- 2. Finishes or fulfills an action
- 5. Past perfect tense in grammar
- 6. Expresses hypothetical situations
- 7. Based on a possible scenario
- 12. Contrary to known facts
- 13. Auxiliary verb expressing possibility
- 14. Expressed a desire for something
Down
- 1. At which place
- 2. Past form of can used in backshift
- 3. Relating to a participle form
- 4. Relative pronoun for things
- 8. overused and lacking originality
- 9. A group of words with a verb
- 10. For repeated past actions
- 11. Of short duration
Answers
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Across
- 2. Finishes or fulfills an action → completes
- 5. Past perfect tense in grammar → pluperfect
- 6. Expresses hypothetical situations → conditional
- 7. Based on a possible scenario → hypothetical
- 12. Contrary to known facts → counterfactual
- 13. Auxiliary verb expressing possibility → modal
- 14. Expressed a desire for something → wished
Down
- 1. At which place → where
- 2. Past form of can used in backshift → could
- 3. Relating to a participle form → participial
- 4. Relative pronoun for things → which
- 8. overused and lacking originality → trite
- 9. A group of words with a verb → clause
- 10. For repeated past actions → would
- 11. Of short duration → brief
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