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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Was/is
My friend makes a bad joke about me in public. I say in on the spot to the person next to me:
He was just joking around! Or
He's just joking around!
Are both useable even though the joke was only a few minutes ago.
Thanks!
SHould it be past tense or present tense since the joke was a few minutes ago?
He was just joking around! Or
He's just joking around!
Are both useable even though the joke was only a few minutes ago.
Thanks!
SHould it be past tense or present tense since the joke was a few minutes ago?
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It would be best to use the past tense: He was just joking around! In rapid speech my "he was" might sound like "he's" but my English teacher would disapprove.
- It would be best to use the past tense: He was just joking around!
- In rapid speech my "he was" might sound like "he's" but my English teacher would disapprove.
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It would be best to use the past tense: He was just joking around!
In rapid speech my "he was" might sound like "he's" but my English teacher would disapprove.
In rapid speech my "he was" might sound like "he's" but my English teacher would disapprove.
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