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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
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What the difference between:

That was the movie you wanted to see? And

That is the movie you wanted to see?

What if both sentences were said in the present.
  

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Firstly, correct the word order in your questions. That was the movie you wanted to see? -> Was that the movie you wanted to see?

— Victor_amelkin

  • Firstly, correct the word order in your questions.
  • That was the movie you wanted to see?
  • -> Was that the movie you wanted to see?
  • As to the difference, both variants are acceptible but they have slightly different meanings.
  • The first refers to some movie in the past, while the second variant implies that the movie is "at hand".
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Firstly, correct the word order in your questions.

That was the movie you wanted to see?

->

Was that the movie you wanted to see?

As to the difference, both variants are acceptible but they have slightly different meanings. The first refers to some movie in the past, while the second variant implies that the movie is "at hand". For instance, if
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Where are they? Where is the movie as indicated? When is it showing? Do they have enough money to see it?
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PreciousJonesThat was the movie you wanted to see.
That movie, which was the focus of our attention in a situation which occurred some time ago, was the movie you wanted to see.
PreciousJonesThat is the movie you wanted to see
That movie, which has just now come to our attention in the course of this conversation, is the mov
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