Present or past tense?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me whether I can use present tense after the word "laid down"?
You act has put you in breach of the condition laid down in the contract that you have to make use of the available resources.
Or, should it have been, "you had to make use of the available resources"
Thanks!
Top answer
silak12 Your act has put you in breach of the condition laid down in the contract that you have to make use of the available resources. From the overall style of the sentence, it appears that the contract, or the role to which it applies, is still ongoing, or is only now being terminated. In this case use the present tense.
- silak12 Your act has put you in breach of the condition laid down in the contract that you have to make use of the available resources.
- From the overall style of the sentence, it appears that the contract, or the role to which it applies, is still ongoing, or is only now being terminated.
- In this case use the present tense.
- Past tense would be used if the contract or task finished at some time in the past.
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silak12Your act has put you in breach of the condition laid down in the contract that you have to make use of the available resources.
From the overall style of the sentence, it appears that the contract, or the role to which it applies, is still ongoing, or is only now being terminated. In this case use the presen
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