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"Was" or "is" when comparing? [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
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backshifting
Should I say 'What I wanted to say is' or 'What I wanted to say was'?
grammar
differences
verbs
tenses
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Is the past tense correct in "Did you know Fred was a doctor?" [duplicate]
meaning
grammaticality
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sequence-of-tenses
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To tell the name of a person I met in the past
past-tense
present-tense
backshifting
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Why are news headlines in present tense if they refer to past events?
past-vs-present
Was unprecedented or is unprecedented? [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
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backshifting
Should we use past tense in "Lugo admitted he is the father"?
tenses
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present-tense
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Is it correct to say "What was your name?"?
word-choice
grammaticality
tenses
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Present or Past tense to describe a past condition which is still present?
word-choice
grammaticality
past-tense
present-tense
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Past tense or present tense to describe something that 'happened in the past' but is still true? [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
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backshifting
Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true
tenses
past-tense
present-tense
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"He didn't know where New Jersey was"
grammaticality
tenses
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