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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

My boyfriend was or is

When I describe an ex-boyfriend, do I say my first boyfriend was American or is American? Since he is not dead, I would tend to think the present tense is right tense. Could someone enlighten me on this?
  

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I would use "was". To me, this does not in any way suggest that he's dead.

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  • I would use "was".
  • To me, this does not in any way suggest that he's dead.
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I would use "was". To me, this does not in any way suggest that he's dead.
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