Grammar query.
Hello. I came across a statement while reading the newspaper.
Deputy Health Minister Aaron said Belaga was chosen for the dry run as it was located in a remote area but had a clinic.
Since Belaga is still a remote area at this point in time, the author should use "is located" and "has" instead of using "was located" and "had". Am I right? Or both past tense and present tense forms can be used interchangeably under this circumstance?
Top answer
teal desk 749 Deputy Health Minister Aaron said Belaga was chosen for the dry run as it was located in a remote area but had a clinic. From the point of view of an English speaker, the only thing that matters is how things stood at the time in the past when some event happened — at the time that the situation expressed by the sentence occurred. At that time, it was located in a remote area.
- teal desk 749 Deputy Health Minister Aaron said Belaga was chosen for the dry run as it was located in a remote area but had a clinic.
- From the point of view of an English speaker, the only thing that matters is how things stood at the time in the past when some event happened — at the time that the situation expressed by the sentence occurred.
- At that time, it was located in a remote area.
- At that time, it had a clinic.
- Maybe things are the same now, and maybe they aren't, but English grammar really doesn't care about that at all.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
teal desk 749Deputy Health Minister Aaron said Belaga was chosen for the dry run as it was located in a remote area but had a clinic.
From the point of view of an English speaker, the onl
0
Related Questions