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19 January
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What is the difference between was that true? and is that true? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between was that true? and is that true? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@epenepen it’s just present tense (is that) & past tense (was that).
Technically they sound work in a situation regardless of which you choose for the simple reason “the truth” isn’t changing.
It stays the same so whether it was in the part or the present “the truth” would always be constant.
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- Indonesian
can you give me an example of using "was that... ?" or "is that... ?"
- English (US)
@epenepen “was that soda in the fridge?”
Past tense, asking if it was formerly there.
“Is that soda still in the fridge?”
Present tense, asking if it is *still* there.
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