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Verumm Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Doesn't make sense

Is this sentence gramatically correct? "He was recovering in hospital yesterday but can't wait to get home and say "thank you", Buddy".
I can't understand how past continuous combines with present simple.
Can there be a misprint (instead of "can't" - couldn't)?
If it is ok, please explain the meaning in detail .
  

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He was recovering in hospital yesterday , but can't wait to get home and say "thank you", Buddy . The tenses are a little muddled. It would be better to say that he was recovering and couldn't wait to get home, or that he is recovering and can't wait to get home.

— Blue Jay

  • He was recovering in hospital yesterday , but can't wait to get home and say "thank you", Buddy .
  • The tenses are a little muddled.
  • It would be better to say that he was recovering and couldn't wait to get home, or that he is recovering and can't wait to get home.
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He was recovering in hospital yesterday, but can't wait to get home and say "thank you", Buddy.
The tenses are a little muddled. It would be better to say that he was recovering and couldn't wait to get home, or that he is recovering and can't wait to get home.
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and say "Thank you, Buddy".
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