Have done before [are] or [were]
I have made up the example below.
(1) The sports I have played before are baseball, basketball and soccer.
My non-native English speaking friends think "were" should be used because "before" is referring to something that took place in the past. Their revision is given below.
(2) The sports I have played before were baseball, basketball and soccer.
Which one is correct: are or were? Thank you very much for your time and help.
Top answer
ansonguy (1) The sports I have played before are baseball, basketball and soccer. You need this one. You are listing sports now .
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ansonguy(1) The sports I have played before are baseball, basketball and soccer.
You need this one. You are listing sports now. These are the sports in the list now. Present tense. are.
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