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[Mad-ox]

The rules are clear form me.
It is known that there are a few exception such as

I am happy, aren't I?

Question:
Question Tag in the simple past with the verb BE singular, first person:

I was happy, wasn't or weren't I? Which is correct?

[5jj]

Wasn't I is correct.

Actually aren't I is a real exception only in the written form. In the spoken form, a number of verbs change the vowel in the contracted negative form - do, can, will, shall, am,

[TheParser]

[QUOTE=Mad-ox;807111]

I am happy, aren't I?



*** NOT A TEACHER ***


You probably already know this, but just in case you don't, may I remind you that

you can use the perfectly correct "I am your best friend, am I not?

[Tdol]

In some regions, amn't I? is used, though many speakers consider this non-standard.