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The last movie I saw was/is 'Rambo'.
Should I use 'was' or 'is'?

Many thanks.

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[+2] - joefromchicago - 09/20/2008[quote="tanguatlay"] The last movie I saw was/is 'Rambo'. Should I use 'was' or 'is'?[/quote] "Was," because it agrees in tense with "saw."
[+2] - OmSigDAVID - 09/21/2008but that movie [size=150][b]IS[/b][/size] the last one that he saw and it will remain so into the future, until he sees another movie
[+2] - tanguatlay - 09/21/2008Hi I'm confused by the the answers. It seems both are right. But Iwonder.
[+2] - OmSigDAVID - 09/21/2008Yes; you can use either.
[+2] - McTag - 09/21/2008 No you can't. It should be "was".
[+2] - OmSigDAVID - 09/21/2008U r rong.
[+2] - saab - 09/21/2008As SAW is past tense it has to be WAS. The last movie I saw was Rambo. It is a good film. Here you can use is as the film is still good. It was a good film. You can also use was in this case as...
[+2] - OmSigDAVID - 09/21/2008It still [size=150][b]IS[/b][/size] the last movie that he saw, [b]UNTIL[/b] he sees another one. If he is asked "which [b][size=150]IS[/size][/b] the last movie that u saw ? " he...
[+2] - JTT - 09/21/2008[quote]Om Sig D It still IS the last movie that he saw, UNTIL he sees another one. If he is asked "which IS the last movie that u saw ? " he will identify that one.[/quote] ...
[+2] - JTT - 09/22/2008Though OSD seemed confused in his reasoning, Joe, overall he did get it right that both could be used.

@tanguatlay,

IS
because it still exists

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@tanguatlay,

tanguatlay wrote:

The last movie I saw was/is 'Rambo'.
Should I use 'was' or 'is'?

"Was," because it agrees in tense with "saw."

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but that movie IS the last one that he saw
and it will remain so into the future, until he sees another movie

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@OmSigDAVID,

Hi

I'm confused by the the answers. It seems both are right. But Iwonder.

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@tanguatlay,

Yes; you can use either.

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@OmSigDAVID,

No you can't. It should be "was".

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@McTag,

U r rong.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I is rite.

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@tanguatlay,

As SAW is past tense it has to be WAS.
The last movie I saw was Rambo.
It is a good film. Here you can use is as the film is still good.
It was a good film. You can also use was in this case as you refer to the moment you saw the film.

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@saab,

Where does this idea come from that tenses always have to match? In this case 'was' would be the most likely choice 'is' is a possibility.

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It still IS the last movie that he saw, UNTIL he sees another one.

If he is asked "which IS the last movie that u saw ? "
he will identify that one.

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@OmSigDAVID,

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Om Sig D
It still IS the last movie that he saw, UNTIL he sees another one.

If he is asked "which IS the last movie that u saw ? "
he will identify that one.

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