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it was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen vs it is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen

Both phrases are correct, but "It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen" refers to a past experience, while "It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen" refers to a current experience.
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This phrase is correct when referring to a past experience.

"it was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen"

This phrase is used to describe something that was the most beautiful thing the speaker had ever seen in the past.

Examples:

  • It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
  • It was the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen.
  • It was the most beautiful painting I have ever seen.
  • It was the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
  • It was the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.
  • Apr 26, 2019 ... I feel it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I think he is the most blessed person on the planet. He is a coolie so he lives ...
  • May 12, 2023 ... I have no idea what multiplier that ends up being but it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Literally made 98% of all of my ...
  • Jul 29, 2016 ... I feel it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I think he is the most blessed person on the planet. He is a coolie so he lives ...
  • ... It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. There is no word, no speech, that could describe it. It was the most I have hiked in my life, but it was ...
  • ... the setting,,the lighting and music,,it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. 1 wk. 92. Barbara Hooper. Peter Ciolli for me as well. 1 wk. 1.
  • Aug 10, 2015 ... It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life, and I was so thankful that I was able to be part of it. Towards the end of the ...
  • Nov 7, 2023 ... ... in our faith community. it was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen in our city in the 5 years i have called san francisco home.
  • Mar 21, 2012 ... Get tissues *Watch the whole thing * ok I might have been exaggerating when I said it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
  • Feb 9, 2018 ... I saw it, and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I did not know my grandma very well, but she gave me that. I saw a woman ...
  • Apr 30, 2023 ... I feel it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I think he is the most blessed person on the planet. He is a coolie so he lives ...

Alternatives:

  • It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
  • It was the most beautiful thing I would ever see.
  • It was the most beautiful thing I would ever have seen.
  • It was the most beautiful thing I could ever see.
  • It was the most beautiful thing I could have ever seen.

This phrase is correct when referring to a current experience.

"it is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen"

This phrase is used to describe something that is the most beautiful thing the speaker has ever seen in the present moment.

Examples:

  • It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
  • It is the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen.
  • It is the most beautiful painting I have ever seen.
  • It is the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
  • It is the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.
  • Jun 1, 2019 ... It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Here, it is proper to use the present perfect tense because it covers a period of time from ...
  • May 23, 2023 ... ... it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen I am never taking it off I am slowly crawling through the game, I want to savor ...
  • Jul 18, 2024 ... I found this beautiful navy, orange, and cream crocheted afghan at a local thrift store, and it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!
  • ... it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I found the box of my first ever shoot and it was wet and damaged. This breaks my heart as it was a self ...
  • Apr 21, 2015 ... ... It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. This is the true Garden of Klingsor and there, up above, is the Castle of the Holy Grail ...
  • Apr 21, 2024 ...It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” I crowed and then fell silent before the ephemeral spectacle of the total solar eclipse.
  • Feb 7, 2017 ... It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. This is the true Garden of Klingsor and there, up above, is the Castle of the Holy Grail” wrote ...
  • Feb 7, 2024 ... No, it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I cried as soon as I saw it. I just saw the worlds greatest work of art. This could ...
  • Feb 27, 2021 ... Rayllum because it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. 2. PhoenixBlaze53's avatar · PhoenixBlaze53· 2/27/2021. Rayllum! Also ...
  • I have gone back there at night for mass and it is the most Beautiful thing I have EVER seen. They have everything all lite up and the mosaic tiles are real ...

Alternatives:

  • It is the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
  • It is the most beautiful thing I would ever see.
  • It is the most beautiful thing I would ever have seen.
  • It is the most beautiful thing I could ever see.
  • It is the most beautiful thing I could have ever seen.

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