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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swirlie · 31-35, F

The use of the word "was" versus "were" is wholly dependent on the subject being spoken in either 1st Person singular or 3rd Person plural.

For example, if you are only talking about yourself and therefore speaking in 1st Person singular terms, you would say "I was.."

However, if you are talking about someone else (3rd Person) and made reference to "they", then you would say "They were.."

To say "I were" is actually backward grammar because you'd be mixing 1st Person singular with 3rd Person plural. To say "I were" is like saying "They was", in terms of backward grammatical incorrectness.

The word "was" therefore is associated with " I " and the word "were" is associated with "they".