Past tense?

"Blast and ****. I'm really annoyed that my friend died. He owed me fifty pounds!"

My Celine
If one of my friends died, and I express my feelings, which tense should be used?

This is a very vague post, but it deserves a sincere reply. If you are addressing a note to the family, you might say something like, "N has been such a good friend to me over the years; I am very sorry to hear....."

I would write the following to the deceased relatives.

Accept deepest sympathies,

My CelineIf one of my friends died, and I express my feelings, which tense should be used?

"I am very sorry that my friend has died."

In ten years' time:

"I was very sorry that my friend had died."

or

"I'm still very sad about the death of my friend in 2005."

MrP