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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

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Dear teachers,

I read on the Internet about the bad effect caused on our helth by smoking and here is the doctor's advice:

.......
For healthy gum

Until now, the best way to maintain healthy gum was to brush throughly twice daily.

Could you possibly explain why WAS is used here, not IS .The fact is still current now

Thank you very much
  

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I read on the Internet about the bad effect caused on our he a lth by smoking and here is the doctor's advice: .. For healthy gum s Until now, the best way to maintain healthy gum s was to brush throughly thoroughly twice daily. The fact is still current now No.

— CalifJim

  • I read on the Internet about the bad effect caused on our he a lth by smoking and here is the doctor's advice: ..
  • For healthy gum s Until now, the best way to maintain healthy gum s was to brush throughly thoroughly twice daily.
  • The fact is still current now No.
  • That's the point.
  • The fact is not still current now.
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I read on the Internet about the bad effect caused on our health by smoking and here is the doctor's advice:

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For healthy gums

Until now, the best way to maintain healthy gums was to brush throughly
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Thank you Califjim very much.But if the fact is still current now, which tense should we use,Present simple ( IS ) or present continuous ( has been) ?

Best wishes
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Hi Tuongvan

If that is currently valid, then simply state it as a fact with the simple present tense -- without "until now":

- The best way to maintain healthy gums is to brush thoroughly twice daily.

If the speaker wants to suggest that this will change, or if there has been a very recent change (which the speaker is telling you about for the first time,
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Thank you Yankee very much. I got it
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