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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is the past tense needed in this sentence?

Hi, I'm trying to write a story in the past tense and I need to know if I am writing this sentence corrrecty.

All that was left for him to see was how the experiment would turn out when Ted makes the final adjustment.

Should "makes" be changed to "made" ?

Thanks for your help!!


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...experiment would turn out after Ted made the.....
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All that was left for him to see was how the experiment would turn out when Ted made the final adjustment.

A more natural way to say it is:
All that was left for him to do was to see how the experiment would turn out when Ted made the final adjustment.

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