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Vicloic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is or was
I wrote a sentence like this:
Steven Spielberg is the director of the movie Jurassic Park.
But a native speaker corrected the sentence like this:
Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie Jurassic Park.
I thought that when we use "was", that means the person is dead.
Am I right? But it is corrected by a native speaker, so I'm really confused.
Can anyone please tell me which is correct? Thank you very much.
Steven Spielberg is the director of the movie Jurassic Park.
But a native speaker corrected the sentence like this:
Steven Spielberg was the director of the movie Jurassic Park.
I thought that when we use "was", that means the person is dead.
Am I right? But it is corrected by a native speaker, so I'm really confused.
Can anyone please tell me which is correct? Thank you very much.
Top answer
Technically, "WAS" is the correct tense. However, in general discussion context, "IS" can be correct as well. Who is / was the director for the movie " Jurassic Park"?
- Technically, "WAS" is the correct tense.
- However, in general discussion context, "IS" can be correct as well.
- Who is / was the director for the movie " Jurassic Park"?
- Both can be fine depending the approach of tme.
- It you meant during the making of the movie.
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Technically, "WAS" is the correct tense. However, in general discussion context, "IS" can be correct as well.
Who is / was the director for the movie "Jurassic Park"? Both can be fine depending the approach of tme. It you meant during the making of the movie. use "was", If you are discussing or in a conversation setting, "IS" is not wrong either.
Steven Spielberg
Who is / was the director for the movie "Jurassic Park"? Both can be fine depending the approach of tme. It you meant during the making of the movie. use "was", If you are discussing or in a conversation setting, "IS" is not wrong either.
Steven Spielberg
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