Describe it in the past tense
You must not turn on your cell phone in the meeting.
The sentence is for now or the future.
Then how would you describe it regarding the past?
I know it can not be You did not have to turn on your cell phone in the meeting because it only means it was not necessary for you to do so.
I want to express the sentence You must not turn on your cell phone in the meeting in the past tense. Could you help me describe the same sentence but in the past tense? Thanks
Top answer
" to past tense. It requires some kind of alternative phrasing such as "You were not allowed to turn on your cell phone in the meeting" or "The use of cell phones was not permitted during the meeting".
- " to past tense.
- It requires some kind of alternative phrasing such as "You were not allowed to turn on your cell phone in the meeting" or "The use of cell phones was not permitted during the meeting".
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There is no direct way of converting "You must not ..." to past tense. It requires some kind of alternative phrasing such as "You were not allowed to turn on your cell phone in the meeting" or "The use of cell phones was not permitted during the meeting".
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