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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Past or present tense when talking about one's performance?

For example when reviewing actor's performance in a movie, do we say "he was good" or "he is good"? And do we say "the movie is good" or "the movie was good"?
  

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You can use either. It depends if you focus on the past, such as a personal experience, or on the movie's intrinsic qualities, which have no time reference. Suppose I just saw a movie.

— AlpheccaStars

  • You can use either.
  • It depends if you focus on the past, such as a personal experience, or on the movie's intrinsic qualities, which have no time reference.
  • Suppose I just saw a movie.
  • I can say different things to my friend.
  • 1) I really enjoyed the movie.
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You can use either. It depends if you focus on the past, such as a personal experience, or on the movie's intrinsic qualities, which have no time reference.

Suppose I just saw a movie. I can say different things to my friend.

1) I really enjoyed the movie. It was good.
2) The movie, Spiderman II,
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Thanks AlpheccaStars. This is helpful.
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