Is VS Was

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Hello.

I have a doubt to clarify.

Please ignore the seemingly awkward flow of the sentence.

1) She has blonde hair and is wearing a pink dress.
2) She has blonde hair and was wearing a pink dress.

Which sentence is correct?
 

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They are both correct depending on context.
 

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Hi.

Do you mind elaborating further? :)
 

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Do you understand the difference between the present tense and the past tense?
 

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I understand the difference.

It's just that some people can't accept that both ways could be correct and thinks putting a "was" is incorrect due to present of "has" a (present tense) at the start of the sentence.
 
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The present tense for hair is different from the tense of her dress. Most girls don't change their hair color every time they change clothes.
 
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