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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I am/was the first child in my family

Could you confirm whether both of (A) and (B) are right in the following sentence?

I was born in 1960. I [ (A) am / (B) was ] the first child in my family.
  

Top answer

(A) is correct.

— Tamguatlay

  • (A) is correct.
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lucas21cconfirm whether both of (A) and (B) are right
Yes, I can confirm that. Both are right.

CJ
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Actually, (B) sounds a little bit awkward to me because the speaker, the "I", is still alive and also must be the first child of his family as ever. Could you tell me why (A) is also right?
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lucas21cCould you tell me why (A) is also right?
You've answered the question with your remark that "the speaker is still alive..." and the family is still there.
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lucas21cActually, (B) sounds a little bit awkward to me because the speaker, the "I", is still alive and also must be the first child of his family as ever. Could you tell me why (A) is also right?
Are you asking why (B) is also right?
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lucas21cActually, (B) sounds a little bit awkward to me because the speaker, the "I", is still alive and also must be the first child of his family as ever. Could you tell me why (A) is also right?
Both are correct because you can think of the situation either as present (I'm now the first born) or as past (I was then the first born). It's not that complicate
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