Someone English native explain me this please.

What is the difference between saying "I was"/"I were" because they taught me to use "I were" not I was.

And I always when I talk with the IA it used "was" instead "were". (And sometimes I do that as well)

Thanks.

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OldGrandDad · M

There are varying "rules" regarding was/were. Generally was is used for singular, I was, and were for plural, they were. A difference occurs when used with the word if. According to language.org ....
[quote]If I were is used when the subject of the sentence is referring to a hypothetical or imaginary situation.
○ If I were good at math and science, I would’ve become a doctor.
If I was is used to refer to a situation that actually happened in the past.
○ If I was late to school when I was younger, I’d get detention.[/quote]