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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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He said he would hit

He said he would hit me unless I told him where the money was.

Is the threat of hitting me still present (i.e., now and in the future) despite the fact that all verbs in the sentence above are used in the past tense?

  

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Yes, if this was said 5 minutes ago, No, if it was said 5 years ago.

  • Yes, if this was said 5 minutes ago, No, if it was said 5 years ago.
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Yes, if this was said 5 minutes ago,

No, if it was said 5 years ago.

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