Say I write this: > I lived near Les Gobelins, which was a beautiful intersection full of trees. Should it be this? > I lived near Les Gobelins, which is a beautiful intersection full of trees. Les Gobelins is a neighborhood and a stop on the Paris Métro, and it existed when I was there and it still exists today. So is it *is* or *was* ? Both are correct so long as you're consistent. Right? It's a style/mood thing, right? Right?