Timeline for Be + past simple verb
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| Oct 15, 2022 at 7:40 | comment | added | James K | Yes, passive voice in the subjunctive mood. In the active voice "She had requested that someone study his brain". See englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm for more about subjunctive with verbs like "request"> | |
| Oct 14, 2022 at 22:54 | comment | added | Mary | Ohhh, I've heard about the subjunctive mood, so it would be a passive voice in subjunctive mood? I should be “she had requested his brain was studied”? | |
| Oct 14, 2022 at 22:00 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |