Anonymous  +  523878 Fri, 06 Jun 08 06:18 PM I'm having problems with the tenses in the following I remember now what it WAS/IS I WAS/AM supposed to tell you Any advice or rules on this? Thanks! Anonymous Tenses

	Grammar Geek  +  523887 Fri, 06 Jun 08 06:37 PM If the opportunity still exists for you to tell him, then you can say either "Now I remember what it is..." OR "Now I remember what it was that I am supposed to tell you. If you the oppotunity to tell him is no longer available, then use was for both. For example: You coworker calls from the airport and tell you the boss's plane just landed, but he wasn't on it. "Oops," you say. "Now I remember what it was I was supposed to tell you. He got an earlier flight. He's probabaly been waiting for you for about two hours now."   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 20,867 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Tenses