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Notorioz Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Hello all, i want to make sure if It is correct or not. It is cruical that you be there before Tom arrives(present) , it was cruical that you be there before Tom arrived(past). Was first sentence made past correctly here ?
  

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I think "be" needs to be past tense as well: It was crucial that you were there before Tom arrived.

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  • I think "be" needs to be past tense as well: It was crucial that you were there before Tom arrived.
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I think "be" needs to be past tense as well:

It was crucial that you were there before Tom arrived.
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I think it doesnt change in Subjunctive mods
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Notorioz-It is crucial that you be there before Tom arrives.
-It was crucial that you be there before Tom arrived(past).
It seems all right to me. Also, substituting a should construction for the subjunctive:

It was crucial that you should be there before Tom arrive
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Thank you so much for your great help
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