0
Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Sequence of Tenses
I have learned that
It occurred to me that Mary may have missed the bus. [wrong]
It occurred to me that Mary might have missed the bus.
But I found the following sentence in some books,
It occurred to me that Mary must have missed the bus.
Is this sentence correct because "must" does not have its past tense form?
Is this an exceptional case?
Thank you.
Top answer
anonymous It occurred to me that Mary may have missed the bus. That seems perfectly natural and grammatical to me.
- anonymous It occurred to me that Mary may have missed the bus.
- That seems perfectly natural and grammatical to me.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
anonymousIt occurred to me that Mary may have missed the bus.
That seems perfectly natural and grammatical to me.
0
Related Questions