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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

i was vs i were

I were eating lunch yesterday.
I was eating lunch yesterday.

which one is correct ?
  

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Anonymous which one is correct ? I was eating lunch yesterday.

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  • Anonymous which one is correct ?
  • I was eating lunch yesterday.
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Anonymouswhich one is correct ?
I was eating lunch yesterday.
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AnonymousI was eating lunch yesterday.
That one is correct.

"Were" is only used in a conditional (if) to tell others that what you say is not true.

Suppose it is 6 am. Your friend calls and you tell her:
"If I were eating lunch now, I would be with you." ( "were" means: I am not eating lunch now. )
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