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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect tense used with present tense (supposed to)

The meeting ____ supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.

There is no problem that the answer is "was," but I wonder if "is" could be used here.

  

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", would have to be said after Tuesday. For example, it's Wednesday, the day after the scheduled Tues. meeting, and the following exchange takes place: A: "Oh, I'm so sorry that I missed the meeting yesterday.

— Anonymous

  • ", would have to be said after Tuesday.
  • For example, it's Wednesday, the day after the scheduled Tues.
  • meeting, and the following exchange takes place: A: "Oh, I'm so sorry that I missed the meeting yesterday.
  • " B: "You're in luck.
  • The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.
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The meaning is different with "was" and "is."


The sentence, "The meeting was supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.", would have to be said after Tuesday. For example, it's Wednesday, the day after the scheduled Tues. meeting, and the following exchange takes place:


A: "Oh, I'm so sorry that I missed the meeting yesterday. I had a medical emer

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anonymousI wonder if "is" could be used here.

With "is" I would expect this:

The meeting is supposed to take place on Tuesday, but we'll have to postpone it.

CJ

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Thank you very much for your elaborate explanation.

You clearly pinpoint the usage of the two tenses.

I've heard the argument over the usage of "is". It goes like that the sentence should be regarded as the concept of "since... have pp." Therefore, only "was" is allowed to be used here. But I do think that your perspective is much more convincing.

Thanks again and I really a

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