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SuperESL Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Tense

Hello,

"I have always said I would leave office at a tme of my own choosing, and only when I had finished what I was elected to do."

I am not certain of the choices of tense in this sentense. Would 'will' and 'have,' instead of 'would' and 'had,' be wrong or change the meaning of the sentence?

Thank you.
  

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SuperESL Would 'will' and 'have,' instead of 'would' and 'had,' be wrong or change the meaning of the sentence? Not really, but we generally regress the subordinate verbs with the main verb, especially with say, tell, think, etc.

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  • SuperESL Would 'will' and 'have,' instead of 'would' and 'had,' be wrong or change the meaning of the sentence?
  • Not really, but we generally regress the subordinate verbs with the main verb, especially with say, tell, think, etc.
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SuperESLWould 'will' and 'have,' instead of 'would' and 'had,' be wrong or change the meaning of the sentence?
Not really, but we generally regress the subordinate verbs with the main verb, especially with say, tell, think, etc.
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