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Cup cake Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What is the main tense?
Hi Everyone,
I'm writing a sentence and wondering what the main governing tense would be for the following sentence:
'The next morning when Sam arrived, he couldn't believe what he had heard as he listened to staff talk.'
Is it a mix of 'present and past perfect?'
Thanks
CC
I'm writing a sentence and wondering what the main governing tense would be for the following sentence:
'The next morning when Sam arrived, he couldn't believe what he had heard as he listened to staff talk.'
Is it a mix of 'present and past perfect?'
Thanks
CC
Top answer
' The main tense is past.
- ' The main tense is past.
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The next morning when Sam arrived (simple past), he couldn't believe (modal past) what he had heard (past perfect) as he listened (simple past) to staff talk.'
The main tense is past.
The main tense is past.
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