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is this correct please explain it to me. why the first and the thrid sentence use was but the second question use is
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The second sentence is wrong. It should be past tense, because it was 200 years ago: George Washington WAS the first president.
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You should change the language you're asking about. People don't understand you
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Is means that it is present tense (happening now). Is means now or in the present. Was means that something happened in the past.
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The second sentence is wrong. It should be past tense, because it was 200 years ago: George Washington WAS the first president.
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