Which is correct:
"Ashok and I were there." or "Ashok and I was there"?

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Ashok and I were there.

This phrase is correct. It uses the correct subject pronoun "I" followed by the plural verb form "were."

This phrase is used to indicate that both Ashok and the speaker were present at a certain place or event.

Ashok and I was there

This phrase is incorrect. The subject pronoun "I" should be followed by the plural verb form "were" instead of "was."

The correct phrase is "Ashok and I were there." The subject pronoun "I" should always be followed by a plural verb form like "were" in this case. Using "was" would be incorrect.

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