Sequence of tenses
Hello, please look at this sentence "Qatar soon agreed to extradite the prisoners to Russia where they WOULD serve out their life sentence." Could it be Qatar soon agreed to extradite the prisoners to Russia where they WILL serve out their life sentence.? The main clause in the past so the subordinate clause should also be in the past?
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Anonymous Qatar soon agreed to extradite the prisoners to Russia where they WILL serve out their life sentence.? If, at the time of writing, the commencement of the sentences is still in the future, then this is possible. I would write "life sentence s " to agree with "prisoners".
- Anonymous Qatar soon agreed to extradite the prisoners to Russia where they WILL serve out their life sentence.?
- If, at the time of writing, the commencement of the sentences is still in the future, then this is possible.
- I would write "life sentence s " to agree with "prisoners".
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AnonymousQatar soon agreed to extradite the prisoners to Russia where they WILL serve out their life sentence.?
If, at the time of writing, the commencement of the sentences is still in the future, then this is possible.
I would write "life sentences" to agree with "prisoners".
0AnonymousThe main clause in the past so the subordinate clause should also be in the past?
Generally speaking, this is the rule to use.
Suppose this were a historical event in the 18th century. In that case you have no choice but to use 'would'. However, if this is a matter of current events, the prisoners are still alive, and either 'would' or 'wi
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