#1 : I can't believe it! My bicycle IS STOLEN . I remember parking it here.
#2 : I can't believe it! My bicycle WAS STOLEN. I remember parking it here.
2007-10-18 18:28:39 · 10 answers · asked by K.Kombuis 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If it is "was stolen" doesn't that mean it is now found. and not stolen anymore ?
2007-10-18 18:53:02 · update #1
If it is "was stolen" doesn't that mean it is now found. and not stolen anymore ?
2007-10-18 18:55:07 · update #2
Both would be right.
1. "Is stolen" is the present tense. The person basically is thinking aloud, "I can't believe it!... I remember parking it here." Then you could add this so it reads, "I remember parking it here not an hour ago!"
2. "Was" is the past tense, and I would change "here" to "there," so it is like the person is relating the course of events to someone else.
2007-10-18 18:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe it! My bicycle IS STOLEN. I remember parking it here. because the another is wrong
2007-10-18 18:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by kiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-08 21:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since ' stolen 'is in the past tense ,'was' is the correct word that goes with it.,also the word 'there' is more appropriate ,use it instead of "here'.
2007-10-18 19:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both can be it just depends on what you are trying to say.
#2 is correct
#1 is incorrect
"stolen" is the past participle of steal
"is" is the 3rd person present form of "be"
"was" is past tense form of "be"
you cannot mix past and present tenses. besides, sentence #1 is clunky. #2 flows better.
2007-10-18 18:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
# 2 is correct. stolen is past tense and is - is present tense that is why # 1 is wrong.
2007-10-18 18:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by purple dove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#2 is correct... "Stolen" is past tense, "was" is past tense. "Is" is present tense.
So your bicycle was stolen OR your bicycle is being stolen.
2007-10-18 18:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Crypt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#2 is correct. the tense should be in the past.
2007-10-18 18:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by ♪♥ ginger spice ♥♪ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My bicycle's been stolen. (That's how we would say it.)
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2007-10-19 02:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 is wrong.
why? because the word "is" is the wrong tense or something. sentence #2 is right.
2007-10-18 18:33:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋