i saw that he is there. vs I saw that he was there.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I saw that he is there." is used when the person is still there at the moment of speaking, while "I saw that he was there." is used when the person was there in the past. The choice between "is" and "was" depends on the timing of the action being described.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 947 views

i saw that he is there.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the person is still there at the moment of speaking.

This phrase is used to report something observed in the present. It indicates that the person is currently in the location mentioned.

Examples:

I saw that he is there waiting for us.
She told me she saw that he is there at the meeting.
The teacher confirmed that she saw that he is there in the classroom.

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Crowley kidnapped you. I saw that.
Wait. I saw that episode.
Come on. I saw that e-mail.
I don't know where I saw that.
She disappeared, then I saw that.
Going up and down the channel, I saw that.
A contestant was decapitated doing a bungee jump. I saw that.
You also checked out my body. I saw that.
It was when I saw that guy.
I was about to clean the board and I saw that book.
I read Treasure Island because I was so happy when I saw that movie.
I can't describe what I saw that night.
Walt, I saw that solitude.
I stopped feeling bad the second I saw that grade.
All I know is what I saw that day.
And I know what I saw that night.
And then I saw that family.
I think I saw that episode.
I threw up my breakfast when I saw that body.
But then I saw that number.

Alternatives:

I see that he is there.
I can see that he is there.
I notice that he is there.
I observe that he is there.
I am aware that he is there.

I saw that he was there.

This phrase is correct and commonly used when the person was there in the past.

This phrase is used to report something observed in the past. It indicates that the person was in the location mentioned at a previous time.

Examples:

I saw that he was there yesterday.
She told me she saw that he was there at the party.
The teacher confirmed that she saw that he was there in the morning.

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All I can tell you is, the last time I saw that casket, he was in there.
Crowley kidnapped you. I saw that.
Wait. I saw that episode.
Come on. I saw that e-mail.
I don't know where I saw that.
She disappeared, then I saw that.
Going up and down the channel, I saw that.
A contestant was decapitated doing a bungee jump. I saw that.
You also checked out my body. I saw that.
It was when I saw that guy.
I was about to clean the board and I saw that book.
I read Treasure Island because I was so happy when I saw that movie.
I can't describe what I saw that night.
Walt, I saw that solitude.
I stopped feeling bad the second I saw that grade.
All I know is what I saw that day.
And I know what I saw that night.
And then I saw that family.
I think I saw that episode.
I threw up my breakfast when I saw that body.

Alternatives:

I saw that he had been there.
I noticed that he was there.
I observed that he was there.
I realized that he was there.
I remembered that he was there.

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i saw that he is there. vs I saw that he was there.