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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Tense sequence correct?

Does this mean I haven't read what he's written yet?
Is the tense sequence correct?

1 No matter what he's written, I'm not going to answer him.

Is "tense sequence" correctly used? I want to know if the tenses go together. Is tense sequence the word to use?

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#1 gives no evidence as to whether the speaker has read what has been written. 'Tense sequence' does not simply refer to tense compatibility. sequence of tenses n (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the sequence according to which the tense of a subordinate verb in a sentence is determined by the tense of the principal verb , as in I believe he is lying, I believed he was lying,

— Mister Micawber

  • #1 gives no evidence as to whether the speaker has read what has been written.
  • 'Tense sequence' does not simply refer to tense compatibility.
  • sequence of tenses n (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the sequence according to which the tense of a subordinate verb in a sentence is determined by the tense of the principal verb , as in I believe he is lying, I believed he was lying,
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#1 gives no evidence as to whether the speaker has read what has been written.
'Tense sequence' does not simply refer to tense compatibility.

sequence of tenses n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the sequence according to which the tense of a subordinate verb in a sentence is determined by the tense of the principal verb, as in I believe he is lying, I
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