Worked

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We're having a convo about a past real estate agent I've worked with before. Which sentence is the most natural sounding?

If she has helped you on multiple occasions, then use "have worked with" (and I would use "was" not "is").

If she helped you once, then use the past simple, and you can use "is" or "was" as long as you think she's still good.

Hi,

What's a convo?

Clive

Wait,

But I thought when we used past tense such as worked to start off a sentence the whole sentence should follow in past tense form? No?

The lady we worked with is pretty good. - Shouldn't is be was since worked is in the past?

So could I say this:

I thought we are going out to eat? Or

I thought you are coming t

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pleasehelpThe lady we worked with is pretty good. - Shouldn't is be was since worked is in the past?

You worked with the lady before, and you thought her service was good. Now you are recommending her to your friend because of her good service which you believe is still true. So, "is" suggests that she is still goo

But I've been told it's unidiomatic to say:

I thought we are going out to eat. Or

I thought you are coming to my place?

pleasehelpBut I've been told it's unidiomatic to say:

I thought we are going out to eat. Or

I thought you are coming to my place?

That is not idiomatic.

I thought we WERE going out to eat.
I thought you WERE coming to my place.