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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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Are there any differences between 'Ben is right' and 'Ben was right'?thanks

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00Are there any differences between 'Ben is right' and 'Ben was right' ?02br
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02font 02br 02br 00Simplyput, one relates to the present, one to the past. 02br 02br 01font 00 eg A week ago, Ben said 'Two plus two is four'. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 010id1

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Simplyput, one relates to the present, one to the past.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00 eg A week ago, Ben said 'Two plus two is four'.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 010id1
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0Hi,02br
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00Simplyput, one relates to the present, one to the past. 05002br
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00Here are some simple examples where you'd naturally use past tense.02br
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0I think I understand what you mean. Thanks Clive.05002br
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01i00A week ago, Ben told me to listen to Kate's advice, but I igored Kate's advice. I now regret I did not listen to Kate's advice. 02br
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0 I would say both "Ben was right - I should have listened to Kate." and "Kate was right." 0-
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0 Thanks for you reply, Grammar Geek. 02br
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00But if I say 'Ben was right - I should have listened to Kate', will it sound like Ben was right before but he isn't now? 02br
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0Ben's advice to listen to Kate as well as the opportunity to do so 01i00were both in the past02i00. He's not telling me 01i00now 02i00to listen to Kate.02br
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00In contrast, if he told me to listen to a new radio station that is still playing music, I could say "Ben is right - this is a great station."0-
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0I think I understand now. Thank you for your help, Grammer Geek. 05002br
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00Ernest010id1
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