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工作学习 / 外语学习 / 请教一个时态问题：平时一直没在意，突然意识到这个问题。比如你和一个人交谈，他讲了个笑话。你说“你的笑话真有趣”，用现在时还是过去时？Your joke is funny or your joke was funny?
再有假如你刚认识了一个人。分别的时候你说 "it is nice to meet you"? or "it was nice to meet you?" 真是拿不准。。。请高人指教。多谢！
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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都用现在时.
-7755(回北京感受奥运);
2008-9-23
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但是是发生过的事哦。。。请问什么时候用过去时呢？
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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Your joke Is funny. 笑话恒久远，不因你讲完了而消失。It Was nice to meet / talk to you. 见完了就过去时了，It Is nice to meet you. 刚见面的客套巴。
-klum(heidi);
2008-9-23
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in real time, u just say "nice to meet you" or "it's nice to meet you", so that works both way.
-buma(蔓毒黛扬);
2008-9-23
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my understanding is when you first meet with each other, you should say "it is nice to meet you."
When you conclude a conversation, it should be " it was nice to meet you". Is it right?
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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问题就在这。是不是如果你还在conversation中，那么你就可以用现在时，即使是发生过了。比如对方说了什么，你的反应 Are you kiding？而不说 were you kidding？我的理解对吗？
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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No.1 "That's funny."; "You're funny.";"That's hilarious."; "You are hilarious." People don't say "your joke is funny." Instead, we comment on the person who tells the joke.No.2 Before you meet someone, you say “Nice to meet you.”; after meeting with someone, you should say “ It was nice meeting you.”
-miaoyu(妙毓);
2008-9-23
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But Should I say " that was funny?" since the joke WAS told by you?
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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No. When you comment on something (the joke), no need to use past tense. If you are to comment on a past action (someone told a joke or showed a naughty face), you could say "that was funny". So, to a joke, keep it simple.
-miaoyu(妙毓);
2008-9-23
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The joke WAS told already...that happened a moment ago. I would consider it a past action, so " that was funny" is right. What would you say? Just want to figure it out, no offence.
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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no worries. Ask yourself this, what "that" refers to in the sentence "that was funny."? Remeber: A nun does not have tense, but an action does.
-miaoyu(妙毓);
2008-9-23
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thanks a million!
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-23
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not really. if someone told you their name, but you did not get it, you would want to ask, "what was that again? "
-liz2002(平安是福);
2008-9-23
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看来意见不统一啊。。。是不是可以这样理解：提到在谈话期间发生的事，即使刚刚发生过，用现在时，比如说 Your joke is good (still in conversation, even though the joke was told a while ago) ; 谈话以前发生的事，用过去时, 比如说 The joke you told yesterday was good ？
-wangedmund(happydowntowner);
2008-9-24
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yeah, no big difference, just go with the flow. everybody understands what you try to say, that is it.
-liz2002(平安是福);
2008-9-24
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I would say: 1) "It's nice meeting you" when you say goodbye. However, when you write a thankyou letter or email, I would say "It was nice meeting you" 2)That's so funny (because your emotion/reaction to the joke is still present).
-concrete(concrete);
2008-9-29
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