[Grammar] Tense Question - Memorable/Unforgettable/memories

vcolts · Sep 22, 2013

Ex1. What is your most memorable/unforgettable stadium?

Why is the stadium so memorable for you?

Ex2. What was your most memorable/unforgettable?

Why was the stadium so memorable for you?

Q. Should the tense be in past tense even if the object (stadium) is still the most memorable/unforgettable?

Thanks in advance.

bhaisahab · Sep 22, 2013

vcolts said:
Ex1. What is your most memorable/unforgettable stadium?

Why is the stadium so memorable for you?

Ex2. What was your most memorable/unforgettable?

Why was the stadium so memorable for you?

Q. Should the tense be in past tense even if the object (stadium) is still the most memorable/unforgettable?

Thanks in advance.

It's not a natural question.

probus · Sep 23, 2013

In this case, the tense doesn't matter much. Both are intelligible and acceptable in my opinion. In most contexts I prefer the present, but you might choose the past if you were interviewing a famous but retired footballer, and the present if he was still playing.

Tdol · Sep 23, 2013

It might also depend on whether the stadium still exists- if you were asking about the old Wembley stadium, the past tense would be the natural choice.

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