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Why it is ありがとうございました i though ました is the past tense???
Why it is ありがとうございました i though ました is the past tense???
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There are both expressions: ありがとうございました and ありがとうございます.
ありがとうございます is used to thank an activity which hasn't completed yet, while ありがとうございました is used to thank an activity which has already completed.
So if you are a staff of a shop, you should say ありがとうございます to clients visiting your shop, and ありがとうございました when the client exits the shop.
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Ohhh ok so i was in a kind of way right with past tense?! Thank you
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