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- When to use is and was? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
She was nominated twice by the Academy She has been nominated twice by the Academy She is a two-time nominee All are correct; the tenses simply put a different "spin" on the statement; the past emphasizes that the nominations took place; the present-perfect that they took place and continue to be relevant in some way; the present that this is her current status
- How is was a verb? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As I am doing my 2nd homework task for 8th grade English, I got frustrated by trying to remember the parts of speech for a few words Usually Google is really helpful with examples and definitions
- I was or I were? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were Is there any rules for I was were?
- past vs present perfect - difference between Have been and was . . .
Past Simple was is used for something that finished in the past: I worked there for five years - but I don't any more Present perfect have been is used for something that started in the past, continued to the present and either is still happening, or has some lasting effect: I have worked there for five years - and I still do In your sentence, if the speaker had literally just finished
- grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English . . .
What is the meaning of ‘It was the best ever?’ Is it different to ‘It is the best ever?’ I am just confused by simple past and it last ever ( It was the best ever)
- Why was not were in Nearly £20 was taken from my bank account
I've always said "$100 were taken" not "$100 was taken" because I thought $100 is plural Could you explain why "was" not "were"? Any other helpful notes about the issue would be appreciated Nea
- When is the last time. . . ? OR When was the last time. . . ?
Both are correct, although there's a bit of room for discussion The last time you spoke to him is obviously in the past, but it is in the past now So when is the last time is correct However, the last time you spoke to him was a time before now Therefore, When was the last time is also correct When was the last time is presently used much more often, as this nGram view shows
- I used to and I was used to - What is the difference?
Your two sentence are slightly different in meaning, one is about drinking coffee, the other about the habit of drinking coffee, the habit aspect is implicit in the your first sentence and explicit in the second I used to drink coffee every day habitually I drank coffee every day I was used to drinking coffee every day I had become accustomed to drinking coffee every day
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