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Mumbojumbo Posted 21 years ago
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Was/is

0 In the sentence below, which one is correct - is or was? and why? 02br
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00I was in love with a girl. She was/is my friend's sister. 02br
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0 I was in love with a girl. (that was before but now no more) 02br 02br 00She is my friend's sister. (she is always be your friend's sister) 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Hope that helps.

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  • 0 I was in love with a girl.
  • (that was before but now no more) 02br 02br 00She is my friend's sister.
  • (she is always be your friend's sister) 02br 02br 02br 02br 00Hope that helps.
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0 I was in love with a girl. (that was before but now no more) 02br
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00She is my friend's sister. (she is always be your friend's sister) 02br
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0 I was in love with a girl : that's past, you're no longer in love with her, it happened X years ago. 02br
00She was my friend's sister: she is the sister of the friend you had at that time/you still have the friend, but the girl is dead 02br
00She is my friend's sister: you still have your friend, and s/he still has her/his sister. 0-
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0 1. I was in love with a girl. She was my friend's sister. 02br
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00This is fine; it might occur in a novel, or if you were swapping stories over a drink. 02br
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002. I was in love with a girl. She is my friend's sister. 02br
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00To my mind, the switch from past to present is slightly startling, with these particular sentence
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0 Thank You very much 02br
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00MJ. 0-
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