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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sentence tense form
So usually when a sentence begins with past tense, present, future tense, etc...it would stay that tense and not be switched around because that's just the grammatic rules of English. Correct?
I ate an apple yesterday then went to the beach with some friends and swam in the ocean.
What about this sentence?
I ate an apple yesterday then went to the beach with some friends to swim in the ocean.
How come to swim in the second sentence is in present tense? Is it because it's an infinitive? When do we use infinitives then?
I ate an apple yesterday then went to the beach with some friends and swam in the ocean.
What about this sentence?
I ate an apple yesterday then went to the beach with some friends to swim in the ocean.
How come to swim in the second sentence is in present tense? Is it because it's an infinitive? When do we use infinitives then?
Top answer
it would stay that tense and not be switched around because that's just the grammatic rules of English. Correct? No.
- it would stay that tense and not be switched around because that's just the grammatic rules of English.
- Correct?
- No.
- There is no grammar requirement to use only one tense in a sentence.
- eg It's fine to say I loved you yesterday, I love you today amd I will love you tomorrow.
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Hi,
So usually when a sentence begins with past tense, present, future tense, etc...it would stay that tense and not be switched around because that's just the grammatic rules of English. Correct?
No. There is no grammar requirement to use only one tense in a sentence.
eg It's fine to say I loved you yesterday, I love you today amd I will love you tomorrow.
So usually when a sentence begins with past tense, present, future tense, etc...it would stay that tense and not be switched around because that's just the grammatic rules of English. Correct?
No. There is no grammar requirement to use only one tense in a sentence.
eg It's fine to say I loved you yesterday, I love you today amd I will love you tomorrow.
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