i was reading vs i were reading

The correct phrase is "I was reading." The construction "I were reading" is grammatically incorrect.

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i was reading

Correct. 'I was reading' is the correct past continuous form of the verb 'to be' with the pronoun 'I.'

'I was reading' is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past.

Examples:

I was reading a book when the phone rang.
Yesterday, I was reading a novel in the park.

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Last night I was reading about smoking and prematurity.
I was reading about it in the paper.
Just last week I was reading this article.
I was reading about it last night.
I was reading about another family.
I was reading about the stars.
I was reading Saint Augustine, which I found absurd.
I was reading Scully's searches.
I'm okay. I was reading a horror comic.
I was reading you the results.
I was reading about the Chumash war.
Lydia, I honestly didn't understand what I was reading.
No, I was reading this magazine on the restructuring of houses.
I was reading about your air force unit on the internet yesterday.
I was reading for Mr Prettiman.
I was reading this article in the Times.
I was reading your body language.
I was dressed as a doctor and I was reading Charles Lamb.
I was reading this fascinating novel and...
I was reading about him in TIME magazine.

i were reading

'I were reading' is grammatically incorrect. The correct form is 'I was reading.'

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