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Tbsabu Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

"I was" or "I were" ??

0Somebody please tell me which answer is grammatically correct in the following example ?02br
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00Q: Were you there yesterday ?02br
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00A: I were there yetserday.02br
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00A: I was there yesterday02br
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00Google search on "I were there yesterday" and on "I was there yesterday" gave lot of links where people used both forms. So which form is correct ? Recently, I read on one site that "I were" is techinically correct, while "I was" is commonely used. Is this true ?0-
  

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12br 12br 10 OR12br 12br 10A: I was there yesterday12br 12br 10Google search on "I were there yesterday" and on "I was there yesterday" gave lot of links where people used both forms. So which form is correct ? Recently, I read on one site that "I were" is techinically correct, while "I was" is commonely used.

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  • 12br 12br 10 OR12br 12br 10A: I was there yesterday12br 12br 10Google search on "I were there yesterday" and on "I was there yesterday" gave lot of links where people used both forms.
  • So which form is correct ?
  • Recently, I read on one site that "I were" is techinically correct, while "I was" is commonely used.
  • 12br 12br 10Sometimes people say "I were" to indicate the subjunctive mood (a wish or an improbable condition).
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10Somebody please tell me which answer is grammatically correct in the following example ?12br
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10Q: Were you there yesterday ?12br
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10A: I were there yetserday.12br
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10 OR12br
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10A: I was there yesterd
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