Identify the sentence that is NOT in the past subjunctive mood:

If I were to win the lottery, I would pay for my child's education.

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Even if he were rich, he would still be greedy.

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It is important that he be cured.

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If he were to be the next Picasso, I would be very happy to have known him.

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Solution

The correct option is C It is important that he be cured.
The subjunctive mood is used in subordinate clauses and refers to unreal or improbable present or future situations. The past subjunctive has the same form as the simple past tense.
As a rule, the past subjunctive form of be verb is 'were' for all the persons, including the first and third person singular.
Thus, according to the rules, Option C does not belong to past subjunctive mood. The other remaining options express past subjunctive mood.

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