Dudes,

Was just wondering, is there such thing as...

I were....?

Most of the time we use I was... but how about I were?

Yea, starting from "I were....."

I know when we use were, is when something is still unsure/maybe...

"If I were to....."

So "I were....." is right or wrong?

Thanks.

The subjunctive mood, always weak in English, has been dwindling away for centuries until it has almost vanished. According to traditional thought, statements about the conditional future such as “If I were a carpenter . . .” require the subjunctive “were”; but “was” is certainly much more common. Still, if you want to impress those in the know with your usage, use “were” when writing of something hypothetical, unlikely, or contrary to fact.

The same goes for other pronouns: “you,” “she,” “he,” and “it.” In the case of the plural pronouns “we” and “they” the form “was” is definitely nonstandard, of course, because it is a singular form.

heh? ... gua england suxxor

"I were" = retarded

WHEN I WAS

that say it all.

i was... ?
if i were to....?

Ok, thanks for the inputs.

Im no English guru, but from as far as my less than perfect English can tell, the term "were" should be placed along objects that was defined as more than one. As in We "were", and so on..

i are good
i am good

i were good
i was good

This post has been edited by ShinAsuka: May 1 2008, 02:17 PM

guys...before u going too smart to answer TS, do some google research first. it has been decided,

READ, CLICK ME

Don't be lazy, just CLICK ME AND READ

The butterfly song
www.butterflysong.com
Words and Music by Brian Howard



If I were a butterfly, I’d thank you Lord for giving me wings
If I were a robin in a tree, I’d thank you Lord that I could sing
If I were a fish in the sea, I’d wiggle my tail and I’d giggle with glee
But I just thank you father for making me, me

For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me

If I were an elephant, I’d thank you Lord by raising my trunk
If I were a kangaroo, You know I’d hop right up to you
If I were an octopus, I’d thank you Lord for my fine looks
But I just thank you Father for making me, me

For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me

If I were a wiggly worm, I’d thank you Lord that I could squirm
If I were a fuzzy wuzzy bear, I’d thank you Lord for my fuzzy, wuzzy hair
If I were a crocodile, I’d thank you Lord for my great smile
But I just thank you Father for making me, me

For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
And I just thank you Father for making me, me

ts asked for 'i were' not 'if i were'

So, were for If I , was for I ?