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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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(tense) Did you know you're ...?

Someone asked : "DID you know you'RE wearing that pullover back to front?" (an example sentence from Oxford Learner's Wordfinder)1. The hearer is wearing the pullover when the speaker is speaking?2. Why does a tense shift not occur? (are > were)3. Is the present tense 'Do' impossible or grammatically inappropriate?--4. How can I italicise or boldise text?
  

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" (an example sentence from Oxford Learner's Wordfinder)1. The hearer is wearing the pullover when the speaker is speaking? Yes.

— Clive

  • " (an example sentence from Oxford Learner's Wordfinder)1.
  • The hearer is wearing the pullover when the speaker is speaking?
  • Yes.
  • 2.
  • Why does a tense shift not occur?
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Hi,

Someone asked : "DID you know you'RE wearing that pullover back to front?" (an example sentence from Oxford Learner's Wordfinder)1. The hearer is wearing the pullover when the speaker is speaking? Yes.


2. Why does a tense shift not occur? (are > were)
For the reason you have explained in #1. Although
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