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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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It isn't that long ago vs. It wasn't that long ago

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Maybe someone could kindly help me with my following question:

Is ist okay, when I say: "It isn't that long ago that/when (something happened)" or do I have to say "It wasn't that long ago that/when (soemthing happened)"?

A short explanation why would also be appreciated, thanks a lot!
  

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Anonymous Is ist okay, when I say: "It isn't that long ago that/when (something happened)" or do I have to say "It wasn't that long ago that/when (soemthing happened)"? It's OK either way. The main point of the sentence is in the subordinate clause ( something happened ).

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous Is ist okay, when I say: "It isn't that long ago that/when (something happened)" or do I have to say "It wasn't that long ago that/when (soemthing happened)"?
  • It's OK either way.
  • The main point of the sentence is in the subordinate clause ( something happened ).
  • How you highlight the information about how long ago it happened in the first clause is somewhat irrelevant.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs ist okay, when I say: "It isn't that long ago that/when (something happened)" or do I have to say "It wasn't that long ago that/when (soemthing happened)"?
It's OK either way. The main point of the sentence is in the subordinate clause (something happened). How you highlight the information about how long ago it happened in the first claus
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Thank you very much! Sometimes I get very confused in talking English and I often just do it by feeling, but now I wasn't entirely sure.
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Case for 'It wasn't very long ago.'

Example:

The king ruled over a vast empire. It wasn't very long ago that he had annexed many small kingdoms. (First past tense followed by past perfect).




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