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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Future tense + past tense in one paragraph

0Hi,02br
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00I just wrote an email and used the following opening:02br
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00----02br
00Hi Michael,02br
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00I will explain, what changes must be done to the source code,02br
00and the extent of the changes. I wrote it as easily as I can,02br
00therefore not wasting your time.02br
00...02br
00(complex technical stuff follows)02br
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00It is 00not 00correct to use simple future tense in one sentence and past tense in another, is it? 02br
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00How would you write it?02br
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00Thank you.02br
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00Best regards,02br
00Karel0-
  

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02br 00There's no reason why several verb tenses-- if appropriate-- cannot appear in a single paragraph. However, I would revise yours to this:02br 02br 01i 00Hi Michael,02br 02br 00I will 01b 00explain what02b 00 changes must be01b 00 made02b 00 to the source 01b 00code02b 00 and00 the extent of the changes. 02br 02i 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00There's no reason why several verb tenses-- if appropriate-- cannot appear in a single paragraph.
  • However, I would revise yours to this:02br 02br 01i 00Hi Michael,02br 02br 00I will 01b 00explain what02b 00 changes must be01b 00 made02b 00 to the source 01b 00code02b 00 and00 the extent of the changes.
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00There's no reason why several verb tenses-- if appropriate-- cannot appear in a single paragraph. However, I would revise yours to this:02br
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01i00Hi Michael,02br
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00I will 01b00explain what02b00 changes must be01b00 made02b00 to the source 01b00code02b0
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0 Mister Micawber,02br
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00Thank you very much for the help. 02br
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00Karel0-
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they fly,we know,you steal,she rises,he speak,I wear,you sing,she draw give me the the past tense+future tense
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Anonymousthey fly, we know, you steal, she rises, he speaks, I wear, you sing, she draw
give me the the past tense+future tense

Hi,

You should try first. Consider also including "please" and "thank you."
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