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Jandi Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is or was

Hello, teachers!

Which tense is correct or better?

- Tom, I'd like you to meet Jane. She is/was my middle-school classmate. [situation; I'm not longer at middle school.]

Thank you very much.
Best wishes!
  

Top answer

"was". Don't forget, though, that you have other choices. She used to be my middle-school classmate.

  • "was".
  • Don't forget, though, that you have other choices.
  • She used to be my middle-school classmate.
  • She and I used to be classmates in middle school.
  • She and I were classmates in middle school.
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"was".

Don't forget, though, that you have other choices.

She used to be my middle-school classmate.
She and I used to be classmates in middle school.
She and I were classmates in middle school.
We used to be classmates in middle school.

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