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Mercyful_fate Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Mixed tense sentence
Hi,
I have a problem with mixed tense sentence. Like "I think you missed the point that I don't like her" I used "Think" and "Missed" shouldn't it be "I thought you missed the point that I don't like her"
Can someone explain to me how mixed tense sentences work? Because I always feel I made a grammar mistake when forming a sentence with a different tenses.
I have a problem with mixed tense sentence. Like "I think you missed the point that I don't like her" I used "Think" and "Missed" shouldn't it be "I thought you missed the point that I don't like her"
Can someone explain to me how mixed tense sentences work? Because I always feel I made a grammar mistake when forming a sentence with a different tenses.
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Hello, Mercyful-- and welcome to English Forums. You can mix tenses if each refers appropriately to the action represented: I think ( now ) you missed ( yesterday ) the point that I don't ( now ) like her.
- Hello, Mercyful-- and welcome to English Forums.
- You can mix tenses if each refers appropriately to the action represented: I think ( now ) you missed ( yesterday ) the point that I don't ( now ) like her.
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Hello, Mercyful-- and welcome to English Forums.
You can mix tenses if each refers appropriately to the action represented:
I think (now) you missed (yesterday) the point that I don't (now) like her.
You can mix tenses if each refers appropriately to the action represented:
I think (now) you missed (yesterday) the point that I don't (now) like her.
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Thanks for your reply, but can you please explain more? 
or provide me with links/lessons for this?
or provide me with links/lessons for this?00
There are no links or lessons that I know of. It is basic grammar in any language: in all normal constructions, the verb tense should match the time of the action.
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