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was not closed vs is not closed

Both "was not closed" and "is not closed" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Was not closed" is used to refer to a past event or situation, while "is not closed" is used to talk about the current status or condition of something.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 2956 views

was not closed

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a past event or situation.

Use "was not closed" when talking about something that remained open in the past but is now closed.

Examples:

  • The door was not closed when I left the house this morning.
  • - Your back door was not closed.
  • It is regrettable that the codecision process on the decisions to be adopted for agriculture was not closed at the Nice Council.
  • - It was closed over, it was not closed.
  • It was closed over, it was not closed.
  • Moreover, in Case T-421/07 [77] the General Court found that the 1999 Opening decision concerned the pension subsidy as well and that the procedure concerning that measure was not closed with the 2002 Decision.
  • We are forgetting that it was not a closed debate.
  • The channel was not properly closed and when this happens, the spiritual energy may linger, disturbed, and sometimes hostile.
  • Regarding its use of Terminal B, easyJet remarked that this was not a closed-off airport terminal.
  • I'll help you, but I think your father was not there accidentally closed.
  • The investigation established that the import and export quantities under that particular licence were not exhausted and that the licence was not yet closed and verified according to the rules prescribed by the EXIM policy.
  • Text string was not properly closed, expected a double quote, ' ', to close the string.
  • No, we're not closed-minded, dear.
  • No, we're not closed-minded, dear.
  • In my view, this interinstitutional agreement has not closed that loophole.
  • In the two intervening years, Malta has not closed any doors.
  • - So, America not closed.
  • This case is not closed, Commander.
  • My eyes are not closed. I was blinking.
  • Europe is certainly not closed off to external trade.
  • We have just heard a statement from the Commission and unfortunately this issue is not closed.

Alternatives:

  • had not been closed
  • had not closed
  • was left open
  • remained open

is not closed

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about the current status or condition of something.

Use "is not closed" to indicate that something is currently open or not shut.

Examples:

  • The store is not closed yet, so we can still go shopping.
  • This case is not closed, Commander.
  • If the path is not closed, GIMP will close it with a straight line.
  • Moreover, the Community market is not closed to imports from the PRC and these products will continue to be available to all users at non-dumped prices.
  • The From Path command transforms the current path into a selection. If the path is not closed, the command connects the two end points with a straight line. The original path is unchanged.
  • We appreciate that the taxation debate is not closed and I should like just to mention three points at this stage in the discussions.
  • The subject is not closed, then; it is still open and being debated.
  • Thank you, Mr morehouse, though I'm a firm believer that a contract is not closed until signed.
  • The list of classified multilateral and regional institutions is not closed and a Participant may nominate an institution for review according to the above-listed considerations.
  • Therefore, the matter is not closed and, once again, it falls to us to choose a strategy.
  • It is true that the case is not closed, since a judicial procedure is underway.
  • If after this first course of treatment, the ductus arteriosus is not closed or re-opens, your baby's doctor may decide to give a second course of treatment.
  • I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Herrero, of course, and to say to him that the debate on Article 308 is not closed and that Mrs Prets will return to the problem shortly.
  • That is even more necessary in the perspective, with which I believe you agree, Prime Minister, of a great Europe that is not closed off to the Balkans and to Turkey.
  • Speaking to the Lusa press agency on 7 May 2010, the head of the mission, the Spanish general Juan Esteban Verastegui, said: 'Fortunately, the door is not closed.
  • If no confirmation is given or the procedure is not closed by the liaison body, the AAC system shall close the procedure automatically.
  • For parameters indicated as 'open point' no data shall be introduced until the 'open point' is not closed in the relevant TSI.
  • Carriage of a combination packaging with an outer packaging which is not closed properly
  • He also argues that the contested decision circumvents Article 2.1 of that regulation by leading to a systematic refusal to disclose internal documents, on the sole ground that the relevant file is not closed.
  • The new protocol is valid from 2011 to 2013 and should be provisionally applied while the European Parliament's consent procedure is not closed.
  • We have just heard a statement from the Commission and unfortunately this issue is not closed.

Alternatives:

  • remains open
  • has not been closed
  • is still open
  • has not closed

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