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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is/was written
The book was written in this room.
The book was written in this room.
What's the difference between "is" and "was" in sentences like the ones above? Thanks.
The book was written in this room.
What's the difference between "is" and "was" in sentences like the ones above? Thanks.
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Present versus past tense. " If the book is an ongoing project then you could say it "is written in this room," but that would be rather unusual.
- Present versus past tense.
- " If the book is an ongoing project then you could say it "is written in this room," but that would be rather unusual.
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Present versus past tense. If the book is complete then it "was written in this room." If the book is an ongoing project then you could say it "is written in this room," but that would be rather unusual.
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