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which one of these phrases is correct ?
I was vs I were ..
which one of these phrases is correct ?
I was vs I were ..
I was vs I were ..
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Both can be correct.
"I was tired, so I went to bed."
"If I were tired, I would go to bed"
The second is "imaginary" or "subjunctive mood". I am not actually tired. For this kind of sentence, we use "were" for all pronouns.
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