I am new to English language. If any body explain detailed it will be very useful to me,
2006-06-17 06:41:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
"The Dam was closed" is a sentence in the past tense - for example: Today June 18 - you see the Dam open and a passer-by said that this Dam was closed, it means that the Dam was closed before the time you came there (.
While the meaning of the "Dam is closed" - means that the dam is closed by the time you went there.
2006-06-17 07:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by ariayvs 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The above answers are correct as far as tense goes. However, both sentences are wrong as you capitalized dam in one and closed and dam in the other. After the first word in a sentence only proper names are capitalized.
2006-06-17 06:49:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dam was closed means it was closed in the past nick of time and can opened afterwards. it also says that you found it closed earlier. but the dam is closed means it is saying of present. it means you went now and it is closed
2006-06-17 07:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by Vikash A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was is a past tense word.That means that it happened in the past.SO "THe Dam was closed" means it used to be closed.Is is a present tense word so it means it is happening right now.So "THe Dam is closed" means it is closed right now.
2006-06-17 06:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by BetterThanYou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Is" and "was" are different tenses of the verb "be." "was" is past tense, describing something that is no longer happening. "is" is the present tense.
Saying "The dam is closed" means that *right now* it is closed, whereas "The dam was closed" means that it happened earlier.
2006-06-17 06:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by Aeterna Nox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dam is closed is present tense the dam was closed is past tense
2006-06-17 06:44:42 · answer #6 · answered by His 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was is past tense
is is present tense
If you go to the dam and it is closed, you can't get in. If you go to the dam and it was closed, you can get in because it was closed in a past time.
2006-06-17 06:45:18 · answer #7 · answered by joejoethefunky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knikole is correct....
was = past tense
is = present tense
as in:
The dam was closed yesterday but it is open today.....
or
the dam is closed today but it was open yesterday....
2006-06-17 06:46:25 · answer #8 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Present Tense of "to be"":
I am
You are
He/She/It is
We are
They are
Past Tense of "to be":
I was
You were
He/She/It was
We were
They were
2006-06-17 07:55:33 · answer #9 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was, is past tense and is, is present tense.
2006-06-17 06:45:45 · answer #10 · answered by klute_0713 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋