Are parts plural? Which one is right? A. There's two parts to it. ==> I read this in a native speaker's post. B. There're two parts to it. Are parts plural?

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.