I were bad yesterday. vs I was bad yesterday

The correct phrase is 'I was bad yesterday.' The verb 'was' is the correct past tense form of 'to be' for the first person singular pronoun 'I'. 'I were bad yesterday' is incorrect because 'were' is used with plural subjects or with the second person singular pronoun 'you'.

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I were bad yesterday.

'I were bad yesterday.' is incorrect. 'Were' is not the correct past tense form of 'to be' for the first person singular pronoun 'I'.

The correct form is 'I was bad yesterday.'

I was bad yesterday

'I was bad yesterday.' is the correct phrase to use. 'Was' is the correct past tense form of 'to be' for the first person singular pronoun 'I'.

Use 'I was' to talk about actions or states that occurred in the past.

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I were bad yesterday. vs I was bad yesterday