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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I was or I were

I'm not sure wich one is correct, Could you please help me
  

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Both are correct, but for past simple sentences only "was" is correct. I was very happy to see my friends. I were is the subjunctive form, and it is mainly used in conditional sentences such as: If I were you, I wouldn't answer the phone.

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  • Both are correct, but for past simple sentences only "was" is correct.
  • I was very happy to see my friends.
  • I were is the subjunctive form, and it is mainly used in conditional sentences such as: If I were you, I wouldn't answer the phone.
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Both are correct, but for past simple sentences only "was" is correct.

I was very happy to see my friends.

I were is the subjunctive form, and it is mainly used in conditional sentences such as:

If I were you, I wouldn't answer the phone.
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"Were" Is only used for Past. Like " If i were you" I would not drive a car with out a licence. It wont be right if you say " If i was you", i would not drive a car with out a licence.
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