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Koji from Japan Posted 8 years ago
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“is” or “was”?

Which is correct (or better), “is” or “was”? Are both OK?


We had already understood each other’s beliefs about what ( is / was ) important in life.

  

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Koji from Japan Which is correct (or better), “is” or “was”? Are both OK? I think each of them can be acceptable depending upon the meaning the speaker wants to convey.

— Vsuresh

  • Koji from Japan Which is correct (or better), “is” or “was”?
  • Are both OK?
  • I think each of them can be acceptable depending upon the meaning the speaker wants to convey.
  • Koji from Japan We had already understood each other’s beliefs about what was important in life.
  • Here, the beliefs about what is important in life, according to the speaker, is based on the past conditions that determined the quality or standard of life.
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Koji from JapanWhich is correct (or better), “is” or “was”? Are both OK?

I think each of them can be acceptable depending upon the meaning the speaker wants to convey.

Koji from JapanWe had already understood each other’s beliefs about what was important in life.

Here, the beliefs about what is import

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