Which is grammatically correct--if I was or if I were?

Answer 1

Both are correct, with different meaning. If I wasintroduces a real condition in the past, and if I wereintroduces an unreal condition in the present. For example: If I was hungry I ate and If I were hungry I would eat

Answer 2

You're using the predicate nominative, so the pronoun should technically be in the nominative case (i.e. "If you were I"), but English speakers almost universally say and write "If you were me." "If you were I" sounds very stilted and many grammarians concede that the rule is changing.

Answer 3

Both verbs are correct, with different meaning. The subjunctive if I were is used to express a contrary-to-fact condition in the present: If I were he, I would be someone else. The declarative if I was he would be for a condition in the past that is not known to be contrary to fact: If I was he, who were you? The latter usage is rare, naturally.

Answer 4

No, it is not correct to say "I were" or "You is" in a proper sentence.

Answer 5

I disagree. In the subjunctive tense, it is grammatically correct to say, 'If I were you'.

Grammaticly is not a word. The correct word is grammatically.

Answer 6

'I was' and 'you are'