Tense - 3 I read the an article below, please tell me if it's right to use present tense. Should "cook" be "cooked"? and "are" be "were" and "it's" be "it was" ? If not, why ? or are both right? Quoted from a book~ I took my wife to a French restaurant in a five-star hotel to celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary. It was elegantly decorated with classic paintings and chandeliers My wife loved the atmosphere. The chefs "cook" gourmet French-style dishes that "are" to die for. "Its" a little expensive but it's worth it

Is or Was (2) I'm telling my story to a friend. I : Back to 1997, I was between jobs and lived 200 miles away from my wife's home, My wife was (or is )(*Note: she is still a teacher now.) a teacher which is ( or was ) a pretty good and stable job.(* Note: Teacher is still a good job now. ). Friend: Wow, she loved (or love) ( * Note: She still loves me now ) you than herself.

My boss went to the US My boss went to the US to meet our customer Tom who audited us last month. When my boss came back yesterday, he told us. (1) Boss: Tom said you are ( or were ) a good team. (2) Boss : Tom said you did ( or do) a good job. I use "are" for sentence (1) and "did" for sentence (2), am I right? If I'm right, why I have to use different tense to describe the same thing.

is or was Last week, I went a local park which is ( or was ) a very famous place in the city. My landloard told me the previous tenant was used to go there, too. I did enjoy the beautiful scenery and I spent a whole afternoon napping there. * The part is very famous now. If I use the past tense, will you feel that was famous before but not famous now.

Joe is talking to Mary.... Joe is talking to Mary.... (A) I found you were all that I wanted. (B) I found you are all that I wanted Which sentence is right, If both are right, what's the different meaning.

Problem bolts were all from supplier A in the last two weeks We have three bolt suppliers ( A, B, C ), and we were seeing problems at the bolt from supplier A only when we assembled bolts in the last two weeks. Can I use the below expression to describe the problems (1) The problem bolts concentrated at supplier A? (2) The problem bolts fixed in supplier A. (3) The problem bolts happened at supplier A only. Thanks

Please check if the sentence is right We don't use "though" and "but" together. But I saw the sentence below in a book, are they right? I often eat out during the week, "though", "because" going grocery shopping and cooking takes so much time.

Why does the speaker use "Now" in the past sentences Heard from TED ~ When I was in my 20s, I saw my very first psychotherapy client. She was a 26-year-old woman named Alex. Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top, and she dropped onto the couch in my office and told me she was there to talk about guy problems. Now when I heard this, I was so relieved. Question: Why does the speaker use "Now" in the past sentences (1)==>Now Alex walked into her first session~ (2)==>Now when I heard this, I was so relieved. What does it mean?

why "flutter" isn't in past tense? Quoted from Harry potter book one chapter one ~ Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair. None of them noticed a large, tawny owl "flutter" past the window. My question is why "flutter" isn't in past tense.