nelson13
Member
- Joined
- Oct 13, 2012
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Zhuang
- Home Country
- Bangladesh
- Current Location
- Japan
Context:
I am talking to an American, and he says that Putonghua is a corrupt language.
I couldn't agree more, and should I say:
You were/are right in saying that....
The event is past, so were seems correct; it can also be a permanent truth, so are seems correct; when I am typing this thread, it seems that have been is also correct, as the present perfect tense is used to relate a past event to the present time....
I am talking to an American, and he says that Putonghua is a corrupt language.
I couldn't agree more, and should I say:
You were/are right in saying that....
The event is past, so were seems correct; it can also be a permanent truth, so are seems correct; when I am typing this thread, it seems that have been is also correct, as the present perfect tense is used to relate a past event to the present time....