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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

That is the time / That was the time

What do these ones mean?

1. That was the time that we went there. ('Was' refers to the time that we went?

2. That is the time that we went there. (I don't get 'is' here? Present status of it?)

Thanks.
  

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Hi, Generally, I think what you choose to say reflects whether you are thinking about the past or the present. Do you remember Italy in the summer of 1970, darling? That was the time that we went there first.

  • Hi, Generally, I think what you choose to say reflects whether you are thinking about the past or the present.
  • Do you remember Italy in the summer of 1970, darling?
  • That was the time that we went there first.
  • I was so happy.
  • OR Let's go back to Italy this summer, darling, because that is the time that we first went there together.
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Hi,

Generally, I think what you choose to say reflects whether you are thinking about the past or the present.

Do you remember Italy in the summer of 1970, darling? That was the time that we went there first. I was so happy.

OR Let's go back to Italy this summer, darling, because that is the time that we first went ther
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Could you give me another example of this one:

1. This is what I was going to say. ( I don't get when to use this one.)

2. This was what I was going to say. (Same with #1, don't really get when to use it.)

And this one:

Scenario: My pal just did something really funny. And I say:

3. The funniest part was where you tried to run with
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They seem completely interchangeable to me, especially in the context of the present, i.e., when someone has just said what you were going to say -- just before you speak, saying "That is/was what I was going to say". ("that" is more idiomatic than "this", by the way.)

In the context of telling a story of what happened yesterday, last week, last month, or a long time ago, you'll mo

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