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Azargramma Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Questions about tense
Hello, there.
I am doing the grammar exercise and there is a short article (a diary about yesterday).
There is a short paragraph as below:
“
While we were feeding the ducks, Larry and I met a man who usually ____ to the park every day to feed the ducks. We sat on a park bench and spoke to him.
”
The answer should be “comes”.
But as my knowledge, when you use a past sentence, you should always use the past tense, unless it is in the quotation (conversation).
For example,
Yesterday, she told me that Jim walked to school every day.
And,
Yesterday, she told me, “Jim walks to school every day.”
(I am sorry if this is a bad example.)
For the reason above, I would like to use “came” instead.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you very much.
I am doing the grammar exercise and there is a short article (a diary about yesterday).
There is a short paragraph as below:
“
While we were feeding the ducks, Larry and I met a man who usually ____ to the park every day to feed the ducks. We sat on a park bench and spoke to him.
”
The answer should be “comes”.
But as my knowledge, when you use a past sentence, you should always use the past tense, unless it is in the quotation (conversation).
For example,
Yesterday, she told me that Jim walked to school every day.
And,
Yesterday, she told me, “Jim walks to school every day.”
(I am sorry if this is a bad example.)
For the reason above, I would like to use “came” instead.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
azargramma The answer should be “comes”. Yes. azargramma But as my knowledge, when you use a past sentence, you should always use the past tense.
- azargramma The answer should be “comes”.
- Yes.
- azargramma But as my knowledge, when you use a past sentence, you should always use the past tense.
- For the reason above, I would like to use “came” instead.
- No, that does not apply at all.
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azargrammaThe answer should be “comes”.Yes.
azargrammaBut as my knowledge, when you use a past sentence, you should always use the past tense. For the reason above, I would like to use “came” instead.No, that does not apply at all. The key word is 'usually', which places the action outside of time. It is past, present, a
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
Did you suggest that whether or not the past/present/future tense should be used is judged by the context and it is appropriate to use different tense in a sentence?
Even there is no frequent adverb?
Did you suggest that whether or not the past/present/future tense should be used is judged by the context and it is appropriate to use different tense in a sentence?
Even there is no frequent adverb?
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azargrammaDid you suggest that whether or not the past/present/future tense should be used is judged by the context and it is appropriate to use different tense in a sentence?Yes, that is true. It is often the adverb of time that limits your choices.
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