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When to use was and is in a sentence?

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Anonymous

∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Hi,

You use is if you are talking in the present tense:

...my mother is a nurse...

But you can;t use it for yourself:

...I is a doctor...

You use was in the past tense, this can be for you or other people:

...My mother was a receptionist...

...I was a receptionist...

Hope this helps...

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