"Chandler was such an amusing man!"

[trimerdati]

sorry for this newbie question but i want to ask you guys
what the difference between
"Chandler was such an amusing man!"
"Chandler is such an amusing man!"

thank you

 

[GMF1991]

Simple answer:

Version 1= Past tense (no longer amusing)
Version 2= Present tense (still is amusing)

 

[Miss Julie]

Also...

Version 1: Past tense (no longer alive)

 

[JustKate]

Also...

Version 1: Past tense (he was amusing then but we don't know if he's still amusing now). For example, if Chandler was someone you met at a party and you never heard from or saw him again, even if he was still alive and well, you'd still say he "was" amusing, meaning, "He was amusing at the time I'm talking about."