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Linking verb past and present?

The land is colonized
The land was colonized

Can anyone give websites telling the difference between the two?
  

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Answers Can anyone give websites telling the difference between the two? I don't think that's necessary. The land is colonized - Now: its present condition.

— Mister Micawber

  • Answers Can anyone give websites telling the difference between the two?
  • I don't think that's necessary.
  • The land is colonized - Now: its present condition.
  • The land was colonized - At some time in the past: its past condition or a past action.
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AnswersCan anyone give websites telling the difference between the two?
I don't think that's necessary.

The land is colonized - Now: its present condition.
The land was colonized - At some time in the past: its past condition or a past action.
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