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　　Question：Ihave　aquestion　about　the　English　tense.　Maybe　someone　here　can　point　me　in　the　center　direction.　Look　at　the　following　example,which　is　better　English:

　　A.　I　had　blood　test　done　last　week.　The　result　came　back　today,　which　shows　that　I　am　OK　and　healthy.

　　B.　I　had　blood　test　done　last　week.　The　result　came　back　today,　which　showed　that　I　was　OK　and　healthy.

　　Answer:　I　think　they　are　both　acceptable,　but　one　might　be　more　appropriate　than　the　other　depending　up　on　the　context　of　the　sentence　and　discussion.For　instance　If　I　was　still　holding　the　result　and　just　finished　reading　it,　or　explaining　the　result　to　someone　while　holding　it,　I　would　say　“shows.”Later,　when　having　the　same　conversation,　but　having　already　seen　the　result,　I　would　say“showed.”B　might　also　be　the　more　suit　able　if　you　were　healthy,　for　which　the　blood　test　result　provided　evidence,　but　now　you　arent　healthy.

　　Question：Which　is　better,　to　learn　English　from　an　English　native　speaker　or　a　Chinese　English　teacher?

　　Answer：At　the　end　of　the　day,　it　doesnt　matter　the　most　important　success　factor　in　leaning　is　the　learner.　You　might　have　a　very　good　teacher,　either　native　speaker　or　Chinese,　but　if　the　learner　doesnt　apply　good　learning　habits,　doesnt　revise　and　most　importantly　doesnt　practice,　the　teacher　cant　create　any　miracles.　As　I　said　before,　practice,　listen　&　learn,　make　notes,　revise　your　notes　regularly,　increase　your　notes　(I　love　using　mind-maps　to　help　increase　my　vocabulary,　it　helps　me　organise　this　in　subject　specific　topics,　that　helps　me　remr　the　new　words).