Ashraful Haque
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 14, 2019
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Bengali; Bangla
- Home Country
- Bangladesh
- Current Location
- Bangladesh
A) I had no idea what an yacht is until recently. I just used to call them boats.
B) I had no idea who he was/is until recently.
Question 1.
Does 'until recently' need any more context? It sounds incomplete to me. I think it talks about a random time in the past.
Question 2.
For sentence B, do we use 'was' to talk about a deceased person and 'is' for someone who's still alive?
B) I had no idea who he was/is until recently.
Question 1.
Does 'until recently' need any more context? It sounds incomplete to me. I think it talks about a random time in the past.
Question 2.
For sentence B, do we use 'was' to talk about a deceased person and 'is' for someone who's still alive?