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SWHart Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Modal verbs

I struggle with this statement. What tense is it?
"You can leave after the test?"
  

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SWHart I struggle with this statement. "You can leave after the test . " "Tense" is probably not the right designation for a modal verb.

— CalifJim

  • SWHart I struggle with this statement.
  • "You can leave after the test .
  • " "Tense" is probably not the right designation for a modal verb.
  • It's a description of a present- time modality, so I suppose you could say it's present tense.
  • Time and tense aren't the same thing, though.
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SWHart I struggle with this statement. What tense is it?"You can leave after the test."
"Tense" is probably not the right designation for a modal verb.

It's a description of a present-time modality, so I suppose you could say it's present tense. Time and tense aren't the same thing, though. I'd just
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