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Xsi Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
When was the last time? or When is the last time?
Which one is correct? If they are both correct, when do I use which?
For example, When was the last time you have seen a movie this scary? I just randomly picked that out
Please clarify the differences between "when was the last time" and "when is the last time."
Thank you for your time
For example, When was the last time you have seen a movie this scary? I just randomly picked that out
Please clarify the differences between "when was the last time" and "when is the last time."
Thank you for your time
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Hello In my opinion, 'the last time' itself is a time adverb that connotes a past time, just like 'yesterday'. ' sounds a bit odd. Please remind 'present perfect tense' is a kind of 'present tense'.
- Hello In my opinion, 'the last time' itself is a time adverb that connotes a past time, just like 'yesterday'.
- ' sounds a bit odd.
- Please remind 'present perfect tense' is a kind of 'present tense'.
- '.
- paco [PS] I googled 'when is/was the last time' for various domains.
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Hello
In my opinion, 'the last time' itself is a time adverb that connotes a past time, just like 'yesterday'. So 'When is the last time you have seen a movie this scary?' sounds a bit odd. Please remind 'present perfect tense' is a kind of 'present tense'. Probably I would say 'When was the last time you saw such a scary movie like this?'.
paco
[PS] I googled 'when is/w
In my opinion, 'the last time' itself is a time adverb that connotes a past time, just like 'yesterday'. So 'When is the last time you have seen a movie this scary?' sounds a bit odd. Please remind 'present perfect tense' is a kind of 'present tense'. Probably I would say 'When was the last time you saw such a scary movie like this?'.
paco
[PS] I googled 'when is/w
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Does this 'past time phrase requiring past tense' theory apply to this:
'the last time' itself is a time adverb that connotes a past time, just like 'yesterday'. So 'When is the last time you have seen a movie this scary?' sounds a bit odd.
-The Qing Dynasty is/was a bygone era. (I've taken delight in reading threads on IS/WAS, but I can't find similar t
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It is now a bygone era. However, if you are writing about a time in the past (say, the World War II era) and wanted to express that by that time, this earlier time (Qing Dynasty) seemed long ago, you would use "was."
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