kadioguy
Key Member
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2017
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
[My conversation]
Kim: You borrowed my phone, so you should have to replace it.
Silver: I disagree. I didn't break the phone or lose it. It was stolen at home. It wasn't/isn’t my fault. It was/is the thief's fault.
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a. It wasn't my fault.
b. It isn’t my fault
c. It was the thief's fault.
d. It is the thief's fault.
Which would you choose to use in this case? Are either of (a) or (b), and either of (c) or (d) all OK?
Kim: You borrowed my phone, so you should have to replace it.
Silver: I disagree. I didn't break the phone or lose it. It was stolen at home. It wasn't/isn’t my fault. It was/is the thief's fault.
----
a. It wasn't my fault.
b. It isn’t my fault
c. It was the thief's fault.
d. It is the thief's fault.
Which would you choose to use in this case? Are either of (a) or (b), and either of (c) or (d) all OK?