Is or was?

he said his favourite drink (is-was) tea

3 Answers
Apr 12, 2018

Depends on your sentence

Explanation:

It depends on if he likes the tea anymore or not. If he does, is should be used. If he doesn't anymore, was should be used.

Apr 12, 2018

See below.

Explanation:

Is.

"He said his favourite drink is tea."
'Is' is present tense, 'was' is past tense.
If we were to use was, it would mean that tea is no longer his favourite drink.

I hope this helps (:

Apr 12, 2018

He said his favorite drink is tea.

Explanation:

Technically either could be correct, but we can assume that he favorite drink is still tea- that hasn't changed, right? If you are remembering favorite things about a friend who has passed, on the other hand, you might use "was" to indicate a condition in the past.