Tense used for giving comments on a place you have been to
I'm a bit confused about which tense I should use when, for example, giving feedback on a hotel where I have been staying.
Should I say:
A) The room is clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
or
B) The room was clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
Or, if commenting on the host I met during the stay,
should I say:
A) The host is nice.
or
B) The host was nice.
I appreciate any help!
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I'm a bit confused about which tense I should use when, for example, giving feedback on a hotel where I have been staying.
Should I say:
A) The room is clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
or
B) The room was clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
Or, if commenting on the host I met during the stay,
should I say:
A) The host is nice.
or
B) The host was nice.
I appreciate any help!
grammar
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I'm a bit confused about which tense I should use when, for example, giving feedback on a hotel where I have been staying.
Should I say:
A) The room is clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
or
B) The room was clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
Or, if commenting on the host I met during the stay,
should I say:
A) The host is nice.
or
B) The host was nice.
I appreciate any help!
grammar
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I'm a bit confused about which tense I should use when, for example, giving feedback on a hotel where I have been staying.
Should I say:
A) The room is clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
or
B) The room was clean and well equipped with basic amenities.
Or, if commenting on the host I met during the stay,
should I say:
A) The host is nice.
or
B) The host was nice.
I appreciate any help!
grammar
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It depends on when it happened, or when you had the room.
Is the room currently clean? Then use present tense. If you are giving comments about your hotel room that you rented let's say one month ago, you don't know if it still is clean, therefor you should use past tense, because during your stay it was clean.
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It depends on when it happened, or when you had the room.
Is the room currently clean? Then use present tense. If you are giving comments about your hotel room that you rented let's say one month ago, you don't know if it still is clean, therefor you should use past tense, because during your stay it was clean.
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It depends on when it happened, or when you had the room.
Is the room currently clean? Then use present tense. If you are giving comments about your hotel room that you rented let's say one month ago, you don't know if it still is clean, therefor you should use past tense, because during your stay it was clean.
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It depends on when it happened, or when you had the room.
Is the room currently clean? Then use present tense. If you are giving comments about your hotel room that you rented let's say one month ago, you don't know if it still is clean, therefor you should use past tense, because during your stay it was clean.
answered 12 hours ago
Sweet_Cherry
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It depends on when it happened, or when you had the room.
Is the room currently clean? Then use present tense. If you are giving comments about your hotel room that you rented let's say one month ago, you don't know if it still is clean, therefor you should use past tense, because during your stay it was clean.
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