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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hi every one! can someone help me

the last country i've been (was or is ?) singapore.

i'm really confused of which one to use. can you explain what's correct and why?
  

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The last country I've been to is Singapore. (note also "to" before "is") The reason I used "is" is because the present perfect ('ve been) focuses on the present so "is" is better than "was". In fact, "was" would be considered incorrect by many.

— Ivanhr

  • The last country I've been to is Singapore.
  • (note also "to" before "is") The reason I used "is" is because the present perfect ('ve been) focuses on the present so "is" is better than "was".
  • In fact, "was" would be considered incorrect by many.
  • I believe that using "has been" would also be possible The last country I've been to has been Singapore.
  • Nevertheless I prefer "is".
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The last country I've been to is Singapore. (note also "to" before "is")

The reason I used "is" is because the present perfect ('ve been) focuses on the present so "is" is better than "was". In fact, "was" would be considered incorrect by many.

I believe that using "has been" would also be possible

The last country I've been to has been Singapore.
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Sorry, but "has been" does not work.

The last country I've been to (present perfect) does take is
The last country I visited (simple past) can take is or was, without a change in meaning, but I would use was.

Please note that capital letters are part of writing correctly in English.
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Grammar GeekSorry, but "has been" does not work.

Yes, you're probably right even though a friend of mine (native speaker) once said something like "The friendliest country I've been to has been Turkey".
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