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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

present tense in past events?

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00assuming the statue is a landmark and is still here now, should i use present or past tense? Thanks a lot.02br
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00I went to the city last week and saw the statue, which 00is/was00 2 metre high.0-
  

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0 Either is fine. It was that high then; it's that high now. Both are true.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Either is fine.
  • It was that high then; it's that high now.
  • Both are true.
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0 Either is fine. It was that high then; it's that high now. Both are true. Take your pick.02br
00 Matching all the past tenses is not a bad idea, stylistically.02br
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