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Grapepark Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Past tense

I want to say the following sentence in past tense. Is it right?
If he would say anything, she might think he was someline like that wicked man.
  

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shininggirl If he would say anything, she might think he was someline like that wicked man. No, it's not right. Only the verb was is past tense, if that's what you're asking about.

— CalifJim

  • shininggirl If he would say anything, she might think he was someline like that wicked man.
  • No, it's not right.
  • Only the verb was is past tense, if that's what you're asking about.
  • There is no word "someline" in English.
  • I think you mean "something" or "someone", but you don't need these anyway.
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shininggirlIf he would say anything, she might think he was someline like that wicked man.
No, it's not right. Only the verb was is past tense, if that's what you're asking about.

There is no word "someline" in English. I think you mean "something" or "someone", but you don't need these anyway.

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Oh My ***
How come I wrote "someline". I wanted to write "someone"

So we don't have any past tense for "might"?
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shininggirlSo we don't have any past tense for "might"?
No. Modal verbs like 'may', 'might', 'must', and so on, don't really have past tenses. They work differently from other verbs.

You can add 'have' to the modal verbs, however: 'may have', 'might have', 'must have', and so on. Maybe that's what you want.

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