Is expired/has expired/was expired/expired
Dear all,
I would like to know which of the following sentences are correct. I have written beside each sentence what I know about them.
1) My license is expired. (State. Here "expired" is an adjective.)
2) My license was expired. ( I would like to know whether this sentence can be considered as "state" in past tense.)
3) My license has expired. ( I think that this sentence is correct.).
4) My license expired. (I think that this sentence is correct.)
Thank you.
Top answer
cat navy 425 1) My license is expired. (State. ) OK.
- cat navy 425 1) My license is expired.
- (State.
- ) OK.
- Right.
- 2) My license was expired.
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cat navy 4251) My license is expired. (State. Here "expired" is an adjective.) OK. Right.
2) My license was expired. ( I would like to know whether this sentence can be considered as "state" in past tense.)
OK. Yes. It's the same as 1), but in the past.3) My license has expired
0The best way to express these, in my opinion, is to use the verb rather than the adjective. Thus, you can say:
1. My license expired. (past event)
2. My license has expired. (past event implying present state)
3. My license had expired. (past event implying past state)
The sentences "My license is expired" (describing present state; alternative to 2) an
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