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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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How to write this in the past

How to write this in the past? Which is correct?

The day will come when I will retire.
The day will come when I retire.
  

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Anonymous How to write this in the past? Which is correct? Your sentences are future, not past.

  • Anonymous How to write this in the past?
  • Which is correct?
  • Your sentences are future, not past.
  • Both of them are OK.
  • Past: The day came when I retired.
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AnonymousHow to write this in the past? Which is correct?
Your sentences are future, not past. Both of them are OK.

Past:
The day came when I retired. (simple past)
The day would come when I would retire.(future relative to the past)
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I thought that after when you don't use the future tense.

I thought only The day will come when I retire is correct

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