Second conditional (to be verb)
Which one is correct? ... or both?

My doubt is about the conjugation of "to be" verb. (WAS or WERE or Both)

1) If i WERE you i would study for the test.

2) If i WAS you i would study for the test.

Question

Second conditional (to be verb)
Which one is correct? ... or both?

My doubt is about the conjugation of "to be" verb. (WAS or WERE or Both)

1) If i WERE you i would study for the test.

2) If i WAS you i would study for the test.

Answer

I am a speaker of American English.  My impression is that #1, "If I were you", sounds more correct and more formal.  But you will hear #2 "If I was you" a lot of the time.  In my opinion, in spoken English both are fine.  If you're going to write or do something formal, "were" is better.

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