Has been/was never found

Has been/was never found
Message de kazan posté le 15-04-2017 à 07:23:33 (S | E | F)
Hi everybody,
Recently I studied a text, and it said that a woman was killed and that the identity of her killer is still unknown to this day.
I wanted to know if we could say of that event that:
a- her killer has never been found
b- Her killer was never found.
My feeling is that b- would sound better, since those tragic events took place long ago/in the past AND also because the investigations stopped a long time ago,
but I think a- would also be correct.
Could someone, please, explain the subtle differences between the two sentences.
Many thanks in advance,
Cheers.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 15-04-2017 08:26

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Réponse : Has been/was never found de lucile83, postée le 15-04-2017 à 09:58:48 (S | E)
Hello,
Cela dépend en fait du point de vue de celui qui écrit ou dit cela.
La bonne réponse est celle-ci: her killer has never been found si on considère qu'il n'y a pas de date, que c'est un constat, un bilan...mais on a encore espoir.
La bonne réponse est celle-ci: her killer was never found si on considère que ça s'est passé longtemps auparavant et que l'on ne retrouvera jamais le meurtrier.
En anglais britannique ce sera plutôt has never been found; en anglais américain ce sera plutôt was never found.

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Réponse : Has been/was never found de kazan, postée le 15-04-2017 à 12:12:52 (S | E)
Many thanks, I secretely knew I could count on you.

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