nelson13
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- Oct 13, 2012
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- Zhuang
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- Bangladesh
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- Japan
In the sentence 'I tried to do so several times, but the fact is/was that I failed.'
In view of consistency, we usually will choose WAS, but sometimes I think IS is also OK, because the fact's status of being true is not past!
What do you think?
In view of consistency, we usually will choose WAS, but sometimes I think IS is also OK, because the fact's status of being true is not past!
What do you think?