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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Past tense for the future?
Hi I have a question.
Jenny has an 18 year-old son that was 5' 2 at 16 and she had his growth hormones checked. He received injections but was told he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20.
Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?
Jenny has an 18 year-old son that was 5' 2 at 16 and she had his growth hormones checked. He received injections but was told he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20.
Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?
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Jenny has an 18 - year-old son that was 5' 2 " at 16 , when she had his growth hormones checked. He received injections but was told he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20 . Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?
- Jenny has an 18 - year-old son that was 5' 2 " at 16 , when she had his growth hormones checked.
- He received injections but was told he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20 .
- Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?
- " The doctor told her that he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20.
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Jenny has an 18-year-old son that was 5' 2" at 16, when she had his growth hormones checked. He received injections but was told he probably wouldn't grow until he was 20.
Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?-- It is a common regression of the dependent verb with reported speech:
Doctor: "He p
Why is it in past tense when the son is only 18 years old and being 20 is in the future?-- It is a common regression of the dependent verb with reported speech:
Doctor: "He p
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