Which tense should I use in this situation ? (in reporting speech)
If someone told me something that is still true, should I use past or present tense. For example,

Yesterday, a friend, who had visited Singapore before, told me that Singapore is(was) the most vibrant city she (had) ever gone to.

Obviously, Singapore is still vibrant today.

So I am confused that which tense I should use. Thank you very much for your comments.

Question

Which tense should I use in this situation ? (in reporting speech)
If someone told me something that is still true, should I use past or present tense. For example, 
 
Yesterday, a friend, who had visited Singapore before, told me that Singapore is(was) the most vibrant city she (had) ever gone to.
 
Obviously, Singapore is still vibrant today. 
 
So I am confused that which tense I should use. Thank you very much for your comments.

Answer

Present perfect simple.

Answer

You would use 'was' because that indicates the way she felt when visiting Singapore (in the past).

This is a subtle difference though, and in conversation it would not really matter either way.

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