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Layla1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

At this time/At that time

Is it possible to use at this time when talking about past?

At that time he was five years old and was learning in a single sex school.
  

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Yes, but the rest of the sentence should be in the present tense for consistency. This is called the historical present. At this time he is five years old and is going to a single-*** school .

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  • Yes, but the rest of the sentence should be in the present tense for consistency.
  • This is called the historical present.
  • At this time he is five years old and is going to a single-*** school .
  • (talking about the past in the present tense)
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Yes, but the rest of the sentence should be in the present tense for consistency. This is called the historical present.

At this time he is five years old and is going to a single-*** school. (talking about the past in the present tense)
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At that time he was five years old and was learning in a single *** school for boys.
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