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Repi Posted 11 years ago
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The book I used was XYZ vs the book I used is XYZ?

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The book I used in teaching my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the spring semester of 2015 was "Principles of Macroeconomics", 6th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw. The book I am using for my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the Fall 2015 (current) semester is "Principles of Macroeconomics" by Lee Coppock and Dirk Mateer.

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  • The book I used in teaching my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the spring semester of 2015 was "Principles of Macroeconomics", 6th Edition by N.
  • Gregory Mankiw.
  • The book I am using for my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the Fall 2015 (current) semester is "Principles of Macroeconomics" by Lee Coppock and Dirk Mateer.
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The book I used in teaching my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the spring semester of 2015 was "Principles of Macroeconomics", 6th Edition by N. Gregory Mankiw.
The book I am using for my class, Principles of Macroeconomics, for the Fall 2015 (current) semester is "Principles of Macroeconomics" by Lee Coppock and Dirk Mateer.
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RepiThe book I used
was ...
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Many students believe that if the book is still available to look at or to purchase, "is" should be used. This is not correct. You are talking about a time in the past (when you used the book), so "is" is not appropriate. It is not the purpose of your sentence to communicate details about
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