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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
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Book

I'm sharing books with my friend and I'm telling her about the first book I've ever read. Should I say :

This is my first book ever. Or

This was my first book ever.

Which one should I use and why?
  

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PreciousJones This is my first book ever. Or This was my first book ever. It doesn't matter.

— CalifJim

  • PreciousJones This is my first book ever.
  • Or This was my first book ever.
  • It doesn't matter.
  • Both are possible.
  • Personally, I'd be inclined to use "was", focusing on the reading of the book as a "historic" event - an event that was "dead and gone".
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PreciousJonesThis is my first book ever. Or
This was my first book ever.
It doesn't matter. Both are possible. Personally, I'd be inclined to use "was", focusing on the reading of the book as a "historic" event - an event that was "dead and gone".

CJ
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