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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Which tense is it indicating?

Sentence: The media could still be more active.

Question: What is the tense of this sentence? Past tense or future tense.

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'The media could still be more active' is correct unless the media has not passed then you should write 'The media can still be more active.'
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AnonymousWhat is the tense of this sentence? Past tense or future tense.
It is neither past tense (was more active) nor future tense (will be more active). It isn't any tense because the modal verb "could", like other modal verbs, suppresses tense. The sentence might be used in a present time context, a future time context, or a past time context. It's ambi
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