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Castleclan Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can I use two tenses in one sentence?
can I write :' He enjoyed the practical nature of our topic on electricity and can construct a simple circuit.' ?
I am being told it should be: 'He enjoyed the practical nature of our topic on electricity and constructed a simple circuit.'
I want to say 'he is still able to construct a simple circuit ' not that he could do it in the past.
I am being told it should be: 'He enjoyed the practical nature of our topic on electricity and constructed a simple circuit.'
I want to say 'he is still able to construct a simple circuit ' not that he could do it in the past.
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Hello, Castleclan - and welcome to English Forums. You certainly can: I ate spaghetti yesterday, I'm eating spaghetti now, and I will have spaghetti tomorrow, too. Your sentences are fine, both of them, with the difference in meaning that you mention.
- Hello, Castleclan - and welcome to English Forums.
- You certainly can: I ate spaghetti yesterday, I'm eating spaghetti now, and I will have spaghetti tomorrow, too.
- Your sentences are fine, both of them, with the difference in meaning that you mention.
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Hello, Castleclan - and welcome to English Forums.
You certainly can: I ate spaghetti yesterday, I'm eating spaghetti now, and I will have spaghetti tomorrow, too.
Your sentences are fine, both of them, with the difference in meaning that you mention.
You certainly can: I ate spaghetti yesterday, I'm eating spaghetti now, and I will have spaghetti tomorrow, too.
Your sentences are fine, both of them, with the difference in meaning that you mention.
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