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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Like I play or played table tennis?
Hi. Please help. Which is correct? I feel both tenses are possible if the facts of the matter in both sentences are still valid and true, like "He told me we will get a raise in March" - and for this, the month of March hasn't come yet and the fact of getting a raise is still valid at the time of utterance.
1. He told me to live like I play/played table tennis.
2. He told me that I should live like I play/played table tennis.
1. He told me to live like I play/played table tennis.
2. He told me that I should live like I play/played table tennis.
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I agree with your argument, but I think that the sentences should be treated differently: 1. He told me to live like I play table tennis. -- This one represents a parallel structure to the infinitive, 'to live'.
- I agree with your argument, but I think that the sentences should be treated differently: 1.
- He told me to live like I play table tennis.
- -- This one represents a parallel structure to the infinitive, 'to live'.
- 2.
- He told me that I should live like I play/played table tennis.
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I agree with your argument, but I think that the sentences should be treated differently:
1. He told me to live like I play table tennis.-- This one represents a parallel structure to the infinitive, 'to live'.
2. He told me that I should live like I play/played table tennis.
1. He told me to live like I play table tennis.-- This one represents a parallel structure to the infinitive, 'to live'.
2. He told me that I should live like I play/played table tennis.
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