was/were

[Raymott]

Sorry Sorry ... I forgot I'm on "A teacher" place ... I'm not in any mean a teacher that should be clear ...

That's ok. I didn't mean to be nasty, and I can understand you wanting to help. By all means, you should contribute if you know the answer.
But they are plenty of competent English speakers here who can answer questions more or less correctly. That is one of the strengths of this site.

[flowersa]

Hi Girl, for It you always use "Was" no matter what, for "They" you'll always use "Were"
so that's one correct - It was blessing if you would be here.

I think that before the blessing you should add an (a) but I'm not sure, anyway
I hope it's clear now

I don't think that I was wrong with what I wrote, maybe, it was the way I wrote it, that is, it seems that for it had only one tense fit in "was" and that's not correct for sure but I'm sure Rock girl got my point and who knows maybe adding the (a) was correct too anyway please remember I'm not a teacher ...

[Raymott]

I don't think that I was wrong with what I wrote, maybe, it was the way I wrote it, that is, it seems that for it had only one tense fit in "was" and that's not correct for sure but I'm sure Rock girl got my point and who knows maybe adding the (a) was correct too anyway please remember I'm not a teacher ...

That's OK too.
If you need to believe you were right, and that Rock Girl had her answer, I'm not going to dispute that.

[Barb_D]

I was told at my university that "If I were" and "If I was" are both correct, but the latter is less formal. Is that true?

In the US, we are more likely to automatically use the subjunctive, which is what we have with the "If I were" structure. For me, "If I were" is normal, and "If I was" sounds uneducated, not just informal. I need to get past that, because a lot of people use it, but I absolutely do NOT say "If I was" in informal situations and use "If I were" only in formal ones.

I'm told that in other places, the subjunctive is used less often, so "If I was" is more common and "If I were" is considered formal.

[flowersa]

That's OK too.
If you need to believe you were right, and that Rock Girl had her answer, I'm not going to dispute that.

I didn't mean to dispute about anything Raymott just to enjoy with English learning ... Have a nice day :)