sentence's exact meaning

[puzzle]

I heard this from a movie:
--A."I saw you on my father's funeral."
--B." Yes, I was sorry."

When people say"I was sorry", it means they don't feel sorry any more now, right? If so, B is not sorry now, is it?

Please.

[mykwyner]

B is still sorry. He is just putting his comments in the same time period that A had started talking about.

[puzzle]

So, it's ok to say" I am sorry" too in this situation. Right?

[mykwyner]

Yes, either tense would express the same meaning.

[Barb_D]

But, I would add, if the funeral was two years ago, not last week, "I was sorry" would make a lot more sense.

[puzzle]

Thank both of u!